The rivarly returned this weekend when Cristiano Ronaldo's two-match ban was finally lifted and he was allowed to compete for his club against its crosstown rivals. Meanwhile Lionel Messi and Barcelona looked to continue their hot play at Athletic Bilbao.
In one of the craziest weeks of Spanish League soccer this season, the standings are getting tighter and tighter. Real Madrid suffered an embarrassing defeat to Atletico Madrid while Barcelona won their fifth consecutive match. Full La Liga Week 22 standings and review here.
Real Madrid managed a huge 2-1 win over Sevilla in its 21st game of the season, thus securing a four point advantage over second place Barcelona in the Spanish League standings.
Barcelona improved their record to 16-2-3 with a win against Villarreal. Despite not having superstar Cristiano Ronaldo, Real Madrid found a way to win. Latin Post.com provides a weekly update of the Spanish league soccer standings.
Cristiano Ronaldo has been suspended two games because of his actions last week against Cordoba. With Ronaldo out, Lionel Messi and Barcelona must take advantage of this golden opportunity. Now we get to see Ronaldo's true value, and just how good his teammates are.
A few weeks ago there was an altercation on the pitch between two Real Madrid superstar. Cristiano Ronaldo, the team's talisman and star goalscorer bemoaned an opportunity by teammate Gareth Bale to score a goal despite having a passing lane to giving Ronaldo an easy tap-in goal.
Lionel Messi has guided Barcelona to their third consecutive victory with a two goal performance against Elche. Barcelona remains just one point behind Real Madrid in the standings, and Atletico Madrid isn't going away.
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi looked to continue their rivalry this weekend as each got at least one game to show off their prowess. But as has been the trend, one player continued to decline and the other continued his ascension.
There is plenty of activity going around in the world of Real Madrid. Lucas Silva and Martin Odegaard are slated to join the club, adding to the wealth of talent the club already possesses. But with new entrants means less spots for other players and no player has been more victimized by Madrid's recent transfer policy than Asier Illarramendi. And by all accounts the Spaniard is on his way out of the Bernabeu.
Week 20 of the La Liga season is about to begin. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid all have critical games this weekend. Latin Post.com breaks down the La Liga schedule and lists every game that will be played.
After a woeful start to 2015, Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi sought out new means to get back on track. Over the last two weeks the two players have gotten opportunities to pad their numbers in the Spanish League and Copa del Rey.
19 Weeks of the La Liga season are complete, and the elite teams remain on top. Real Madrid, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid are all fighting for the Spanish league title this season as expected. Latin Post.com breaks down Week 19 with updated standings.
During the 2013-14 season there was no doubt that Keylor Navas was the best goalie in the Spanish League. The Costa Rican almost singlehandedly saved Levante from relegation with one brilliant performance after another.
"Remontada" or bust is what they were saying. Over turn a 2-0 deficit or walk away embarrassed in front of fans at the Santiago Bernabeau, almost washing away the good will built over the last few months. For Real Madrid this was the situation heading into Thursday's meteoric tilt with rival Atletico Madrid.
