La Liga: Four things we learned in Spain’s matchday 24
The Spanish La Liga has experienced quite a few changes every weekend as the race for the title hots up after Real Madrid were held to a draw.
The Spanish La Liga has experienced quite a few changes every weekend as the race for the title hots up after Real Madrid were held to a draw.
Atletico Madrid and FC Barcelona are both looking to capitalise on Real Madrid's jam-packed fixture schedule to maintain pressure in the La Liga title race this weekend.
La Liga leaders Real Madrid will be hosting their neighbours Atletico Madrid for the second Madrid Derby this season.
Valencia and Real Madrid get the La Liga underway in 2025 on Friday in a match that could see Real go top, ahead of cross-town rivals Atletico and five points clear of archrivals FC Barcelona.
Diego Simeone has been named the Best La Liga Coach in December, an award for Atletico de Madrid’s sensational month of December which has seen the club rise to the top of the standings in the league.
It was the sheer brilliance of Lionel Messi that helped Barcelona defend their La Liga title. This was also the third consecutive time that he bagged the Golden shoe award.
Notably, Hazard faced a lot of criticism at Real Madrid after a few goalless outings. He then scored against Granada to subdue all the noise.
According to a report carried by Don Balon, a Spanish media outlet, Simeone rates the 21-year-old midfielder highly and wants Atletico Madrid to get him in the squad in the next summer transfer window.
Hazard’s goal had made the score 2-0 and it left the home crowd celebrating, who still await a new superstar after the departure of former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Messi is reportedly convinced that that the UD Las Palmas youngster will play a very important role for Barca in the upcoming years.
