La Liga News

After a long year of Spanish soccer, the la Liga tournament is reaching its final stages. The teams are now playing their final games to see what next year will look like. Many teams are playing to stay in the league and not descend Ito the inferior "B" tournament. Others have clearly earned the chance to stay in this category but are now battling out the spots for next year's UEFA champions league and EUFA Europa League tournaments. the chance to advance to the champions tournament is something that they all wish but only few get to live this dream. At the moment, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid are the clear winners of the three spots for the tournament. The other teams that follow are fighting for a chance to qualify to the preliminary rounds of the champions league or Europa league. There are only a few games left, so the pressure is accumulating and the tension can be felt in the air. The teams will need to push with all their strength so that they can finish off the year on a good note. The one thing that is now set in stone is the winner of the La Liga tournament. After 36 weeks of play, Barcelona has clinched the title. They have accumulated the sufficient amount of points so that it is impossible for other teams to catch up to them or pass them. Last Sunday was the day were the final nail was driven. Barcelona secured the title and reclaimed first place after losing last year to Real Madrid. This means that Barcelona has also secured a spot in the Spanish Supercopa which is a game played by the la Liga winner an the Copa del Rey winner. They must now wait for the winner of the final (Copa del Rey) between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. It is going to be interesting to see how the year ends. Many teams will undergo changes but no one knows exactly what types of changes. An example is Barcelona who, after being eliminated in the UEFA champions league  semifinal, showed that there is something wrong with the teams structure. They must make some drastic changes an start fresh in order to be a powerful team again. They can't just ride on Messi's back and hope that he will win games for them. Real is also another team. They have undergone changes this year, like the change in goalkeepers, switching from the great Iker Casillas to the new Diego Lopez. It's going to be a very anticipated off season and no one knows what next year will bring. Soccer is a very interesting sport and these ups and downs are the things that make it so enjoyable.

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