Nicholas Rigg is a sports reporter for the Wakefield Express, with a passion for all things La Liga. He is regular writer for ESPN Soccernet, editor of the unofficial Sheffield Wednesday website, Vital Sheffield Wednesday and a regular contributor on Yorkshire Radio.
There is a belief, albeit a somewhat guarded one at this stage of the season, that the Mattress Makers, as Atletico are fondly known, can do something a little bit special this season.
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 24 October 2012 at 1:02 am
Drop everything you’re doing at 6.50pm on Sunday. Barcelona welcome, or should that simply be host, old foes Real Madrid at the Camp Nou in the first Clasico meeting of the Liga season.
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Saturday, 6 October 2012 at 1:02 am
Millions were wowed by their skills, determination, relentless pressure and high-speed football as Marcelo Bielsa’s men out-played and embarrassed Manchester United over two legs in the Europa League last season.
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Friday, 28 September 2012 at 3:27 pm
In Spain there’s still the small matter of the Copa del Rey final to be played this Friday at Atletico Madrid’s Vicente Calderon Stadium. Barcelona against Athletic Bilbao.
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Thursday, 24 May 2012 at 4:01 am
Madrid are on-course to smash all kinds of league records with two games to go. They’ve already secured the highest number of away wins in a season with 15 and counting, most league goals scored in a season with 115 and counting and levelled the most away league goals scored with 49, another record they should beat with one away game to come at Granada.
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Thursday, 3 May 2012 at 1:04 pm
Villarreal have long been everybody’s ’second club’ in La Liga. A relatively small club for the top-flight of Spanish football, who’ve been punching above their weight for a while now.
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 17 April 2012 at 2:22 pm
Former Liverpool manager Bill Shankly famously once said “football isn’t a matter of life and death, it’s much more important than that.”
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 3 April 2012 at 12:03 am
Messi’s treble against Granada, every goal a special one (when are they not?), saw him pass Cesar Rodriguez as Barca’s top-scorer.
By Nicholas Rigg | Football, Sport | Friday, 23 March 2012 at 12:03 am
Athletic Bilbao and manager Marcelo Bielsa are the flavour of the month. Looking good for a Champions League place in La Liga, in the final of the Copa del Rey and with a 3-2 lead over Manchester United going into the second leg of their last-16 Europa League tie.
By Nicholas Rigg | Sport | Monday, 12 March 2012 at 10:35 am
Barcelona’s thumping 5-1 victory over Valencia at the Camp Nou on Sunday night supported many people’s belief that La Liga is fast becoming a two-horse race. Fast becoming, or already is? Probably the latter.
By Nicholas Rigg | Sport | Tuesday, 21 February 2012 at 1:19 pm
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