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Pre-match

Pepe Mel - Real Betis Manager

"Once it went very well and on another occasion it went very badly [5-1 defeat last November]. There are variables that a Coach cannot control and that can affect the game."

"We have to go out with the same intensity, in what we do. Too many words about the game are emotional, you become stressed."

Three goals in five minutes ensured Betis beat fellow Andalusians Granada 5-1, Mel made three changes to this team with Antonio Amaya covering for the injured Mario in the middle of...

Dominik Francis-Conway is back on LaLigaUK to ask whether José Mourinho's time in Madrid has met expectations.

The time has nearly come for the ‘Special One’ to part ways with Real Madrid after almost three years in charge. The Mourinho-Madrid love affair began in the summer of 2010 when José left Inter Milan to join what is regarded as the biggest club in the world - Real Madrid. I am not sure if it was fate all along for Mourinho to join Los Blancos as he had become only the 13th manager in history to win two UEFA Champions...

New Co-Editor Gary Linton tells how good Atlético Madrid's number one is and about his career to date.

He's only a baby, at the young age of just 20 years old, standing at a towering six foot six inches, with over 100 first team appearances under his belt for clubs, past and present, making his senior debut at the age of just 16. Having been called up to his national team, debuting with the Belgium senior side at just 19. He's won the Belgian league, the Belgian cup, UEFA Europa League and of course the UEFA Super cup. This campaign he set a new...

A look at other ways of betting on the Spanish League, even with a foregone conclusion title race.

The Spanish league is one of the most popular leagues in world football, both for football fans – due to the quality of the actual football – and sports betting fans. This league usually comes down to a two-horse race between the rival giants Barcelona and Real Madrid, but this season has not followed that script, as Madrid have suffered a fairly horrendous league campaign that sees them trailing Barca by a hefty thirteen points, going into the...

LaLigaUK was present at Old Trafford, as our Editor Paul Wilkes eventually found his seat amongst the waiting press pack.

Sir Alex Ferguson was "too angry to talk about the referee" according to his assistant manager Mike Phelan, who finally arrived after keeping the packed press conference waiting. He was so angry he didn't want his players talking in the mixed zone either, one who might have had plenty to say protested: "I can't," whilst a younger member of the squad admitted: "We have been told not to talk." The boss had...