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    Isco leads the way as Real Madrid sharpen their blades for trophy defences

    Cristiano Ronaldo has long been seen as the talismanic presence at Real Madrid. The main figure, threat and marketable presence, all rolled into one. While the Portuguese forward managed to get into peak condition to help Los Blancos romp to both league and Champions League success in the dying embers of last season, Isco helped share the considerable burden of responsibility and saw his reputation surge as a result.

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    Introducing the Latest LaLiga Imports

    The Premier League has dipped its toes into the Spanish transfer market, with four deals in particular catching the eye. LaLiga has been home to all of this group for a while, but there is certainly a chance that a few of their number could be rather alien to an English audience.

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    Villarreal learn from last summer’s mistakes getting business done early

    Just a week prior to a Champions League play-off fixture against AS Monaco last season, Marcelino left his position as coach at Villarreal. With some signings having already been made, all with the blueprint laid out by the 50-year-old in mind, the key factor which the Yellow Submarine’s extended success had been based around took his leave, with disagreements with the board over transfers cited as the reason.

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    BILBAO RIGHTLY LOOK IN-HOUSE FOR VALVERDE REPLACEMENT

    Athletic Bilbao is both an identity and a club. A representative of a region, a culture and a way of life. It was only fitting that as Ernesto Valverde, a man who has spent two long stints at the club as both a player and a manager, took his leave this week, Cuco Ziganda stepped into the void that was left.

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    QUIQUE SETIEN IS THE PERFECT LONG-TERM MAN TO SORT OUT VALENCIA

    Football is a results business, everyone knows that. If you fail to hit the targets expected of you, then expect to face the consequences. At Valencia, it is a little more complicated than that.   Valencia Managerial Merry-go-round Three coaches walked out the exit door in 2016 alone, with Gary Neville, Pako Ayestaran and Cesare Prandelli taking their leave for various reasons.

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    A CAGEY EL CLASICO IS BARCA’S LAST ROLL OF THE LALIGA DICE

    On Wednesday night, as Barcelona were knocked out of the Champions League at the hands of Juventus, Camp Nou applauded. Even as Blaugrana took their leave from yet another European competition before the semi-final stages, which has become worryingly regular since the departure of Pep Guardiola six years ago, there was an understanding that the team had outperformed to even squeeze their way beyond Paris Saint-Germain in the most heroic of circumstances during the round of 16.

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    ONLY NEYMAR IS PREVENTING HIMSELF FROM BEING THE BEST

    ONLY NEYMAR IS PREVENTING HIMSELF FROM BEING THE WORLD’S BEST   The red mist descends once more As Barcelona dropped three points against Malaga plenty of fingers were pointed in the direction of Andre Gomes and Jeremy Mathieu, both regular victims or passengers of Barcelona’s game, but the costliest error of judgement at La Rosaleda came from Neymar Jr.

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    BARCELONA AND REAL MADRID SET UP LA LIGA RACE

    Barcelona and Real Madrid’s Ability to Achieve the Improbable Sets up a Mouthwatering La Liga Title Race   Champions League Exit Threat On Tuesday, Real Madrid travelled to the football-mad city of Naples with the task of carrying a 3-1 first-leg lead into a tough away game.

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    INTERCHANGEABLE SEVILLA PRIMED TO COMPOUND LEICESTER MISERY

    Rebuilding no problem for Sevilla The heady days of Nessun Dorma being belted out amidst East Midlands euphoria are very much a thing of the past. Leicester’s fairy tale is in danger of reaching an unhappy ending.

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    ROBERTO SOLDADO GIVEN GREEN LIGHT FOR RETURN

    Roberto Soldado given green light for return amidst Villarreal struggles It has been a long while since Roberto Soldado’s boots have graced the pitch of a LaLiga fixture, you would have to go all the way back to May and the final game of last season to find trace of the Spaniard’s influence.

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    JESE IS STUTTERING LAS PALMAS’ LATEST HIGH PROFILE GAMBLE

    Paris-Saint Germain shelled out 25 million euros in the summer for the signature of Jese Rodriguez. Plucked from Real Madrid by their new Spanish boss Unai Emery, the Gran Canaria-born forward often had questions raised about his temperament – while being unable to offer the consistent quality required to make up for his personal shortcomings.

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