LaLiga Matchday 8 Recap: Madrid on top as La Real Take the Derby

<p>Matchday 8 is in the books as we career through another round, full of goals, major clashes and one star giving us a preview of his night out. Join hosts Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Ruairidh Barlow (@RuriBarlow) as they round up the action and the major talking points.</p><br><p>Part One begins in Catalonia - Girona naturally. Real Madrid returned to the top of the table in ruthless fashion, stomping all over Míchel and his magic full-backs. There was a surprise benching, and back down in Barcelona, it was a Real Madrid legend doing the <em>Blaugrana </em>a big favour. The Basque derby delivered, if you were in <em>Txuri-Urdin</em> - and even if you weren't, well, you may as well enjoy it. The <em>partidazo </em>of the week came in the depths of the LaLiga table, with the bottom two sides wondering 'if only' in a wild game.</p><br><p>Part Two sees us round up the rest of the games, including an unexpected <em>partidazo </em>at the Metropolitano, a vital win for Osasuna, and Real Betis show that there's a new generation coming after losing some key veterans. Finally we wonder if Villarreal manager Pacheta might already be in must-win territory just five games in.</p><br><p>If you like what you hear, stick around for more and subscribe to the premium deal, where we'll have plenty more written content for you, and a midweek pod promising much on the way. lllonline.substack.com is the place to subscribe and upgrade.</p><br /><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>