La Liga Football Scores

Spanish Football League 2008-09 Results

Sep 2, 2008 Gregory Sica

Barcelona and Real Madrid both lost in the first round of the Spanish La Liga season

The 2008-09 Spanish football season kicked off with unexpected results, as Spain's "big two" Barcelona and Real Madrid both lost their matches.

Barcelona and Real Madrid Lose

Although much has been expected from Barcelona and Real Madrid this season -- at both a local and international level -- they both disappointed in the first round of the Spanish season.

Barcelona lost 1-0 against Numancia with an early goal, while, Real Madrid were beaten 2-1 by Deportivo La Coruna at the Riazor stadium, a venue where they haven't managed to win at in several years.

Despite lots of excitement in the transfer market I believe both Barcelona and Real Madrid haven't made good reinforcements, and although they should still do very well this season, they both look significantly weaker when compared to last season.

Barcelona made few important signings, and got rid of two of their key players in Brazilians Ronaldinho and Deco. Even if they are both proven trouble makers, they will always be great players, and it seems that Barca made the wrong decision to release them both.

Meanwhile, Real Madrid lost Robinho on a big-money move to Manchester City, and he will be a huge loss for the side. In truth Real Madrid haven't made any great purchases, and are likely to pay the penalty for this. Julio Baptista's transfer to Roma was also a big mistake.

Valencia and Atletico Madrid Win

It was great to see Valencia and Atletico Madrid open their seasons with big wins. Valencia eased past Mallorca at the Mestalla, with a great performance from the entire squad, while Atletico Madrid thrashed Malaga 4-0 at the Vicente Calderon. Both teams have awesome squads this season and have the potential to continue to impress.

Other teams who should do well are Villarreal and Sevilla. Both picked up important away draws on the weekend, and demonstrated that they will be extremely difficult to knock off. Although it is still very early, these two teams should fight alongside Real and Barca for the title, while you can't count out Atletico and Valencia.

Other winners in the first round of the season were Espanyol, Almeria, Recreativo Huelva and Getafe.

August 30 (Saturday)

Espanyol 1 - 0 Valladolid

Valencia 3 - 0 Mallorca

August 31 (Sunday)

Athletic Bilbao 1 - 3 Almeria

Atletico Madrid 4 - 0 Malaga

Numancia 1 - 0 Barcelona

Osasuna 1 - 1 Villarreal

Racing Santander 1 - 1 Sevilla

Real Betis 0 - 1 Recreativo Huelva

Sporting Gijon 1 - 2 Getafe

Deportivo La Coruna 2 - 1 Real Madrid

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