GK, Luís Maximiano (Granada, 23) Luís Maximiano arrived from Sporting CP last summer and quickly became Granada’s number one after his €4.5 million move. Maximiano has been the last man …
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Atlético Madrid are going through one of their worst spells since Diego Simeone arrived at the club in December 2011. Los Rojiblancos currently sit fifth in La Liga, are 17 …
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A man I know was once on a Zoom call with Juan Mata. The man wasn’t expecting Juan Mata to be on the call so he set him as his …
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Two El Clásico defeats in the space of seven days, followed by a Champions League humiliation to Ajax in early March 2019 brought an early and unceremonious end to Real …
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Valencia CF is often a complicated institution, a place where more is required in order to thrive than in many other places. Challenges are as normal as air and the …
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Éder Militão was Real Madrid’s first signing following Zinedine Zidane’s second homecoming, however, in spite of the €50 million price tag, Militão failed to break into Madrid’s famed centre-back pairing, …
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A new season is upon us, and so is the bustle of yet another transfer window. The summer transfer business of most clubs in the Spanish top flight has gone …
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Facing a Real Valladolid side fighting to avoid relegation, Diego Simeone and Atlético Madrid overcame their final obstacle on the final matchday to win Atleti’s 2nd league title of the …
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Here we cast our eyes over the stand-out single-game player performances in LaLiga this season. As you’re no doubt aware, expected goals (xG) metrics compare chances to a large number …
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There are several different ways in which we can measure the “best” team displays in this season’s LaLiga games. We can obviously look at raw totals for shots, xG and …
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Here we take a look back at this LaLiga campaign’s best and worst games – in statistical terms, at least. Some of the things that we love about matches – …
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This article is a sample of Issue 4 of our The Modern Footballer magazine – get your copy now here! April 2020. Joan Laporta stands on the roof terrace of his …