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Sean and First: Weissman, Messi and the changes - the Spanish league opens the season
Messi, according to his announcement last season in Barcelona, should help Coman fight history and Real Madrid who have maintained their power.
Atletico and Sevilla are lurking, Valencia at sunset is gloomy, David Silva and Pellegrini have made a comeback and Sean Weissman will try to return love to Ronaldo.
Ahead of the 2020/21 season in La Liga
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Friday, September 11, 2020, 11:00 p.m.
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Ronald Koeman's debut season as a Barcelona player was in 1989/90.
The champion?
Real Madrid.
Coman's debut season as coach of the Spanish league (Valencia) was in 2007/08.
The champion?
Real Madrid.
In both of these cases, the Catalans saw the rival from Madrid celebrate while settling for third place.
Will the result be repeated in Coman's first season as Barcelona coach?
The champion of course buys such a scenario of retaining the title, but Lionel Messi, after two turbulent weeks at the end of which he announced his stay, will try to help the Dutchman and perhaps even give himself a more appropriate farewell than an 8: 2 defeat.
Without the big teams that received an extra break, the 2020/21 season in Spain will start tomorrow (Saturday) - the 90th season of La Liga and perhaps the last of the biggest star to play in it.
Here's a brief guide to opening it up.
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Last season in Spain?
Lionel Messi (Photo: Reuters)
The champion
Real Madrid Model 2019/20 was not a particularly exciting team, but was a worthy champion thanks to fantastic defense and impressive effectiveness.
Thibaut Courtois was in peak season at one end of the pitch, Karim Benzema did it at the other end and captain Sergio Ramos provided the goods both here and there.
Zinedine Zidane conducted the effective chorus, and seemed pleased with what he had.
The only reinforcement so far is Martin Edgor who has returned to the squad after a successful loan spell at Real Sociedad and it can be said that Marco Asensio, who returned from a serious injury at the end of last season and should now make progress and take a permanent place in the squad.
Real Madrid with almost no changes.
Sergio Ramos with Zinedine Zidane and the title (Photo: Reuters)
Invested
The European window will only close next month, but as long as nothing unexpected happens, Barcelona will end up as Spain's big spender.
Even before Memphis Depay, Georginio Vinaldom or any other reinforcement that Koeman is set to receive soon, the Catalans have already spent 60 million euros on Miralem Pjanic (Arthur was sold to Juventus for 72 million) and 31 million on the Portuguese Trinco.
Filippa Coutinho is back on the squad, Osman Dembele is back from injury, Anso Patti is set to progress and maybe Antoine Griezmann will find himself.
Still, it will all depend first and foremost on Leo Messi and the clash with the club's management.
The most expensive player so far in the summer of 2020 in La Liga.
Miralem Pjanic (Photo: Reuters)
The sinking
In 2019, Valencia won the trophy and for the second time in a row won the ticket to the home stage of the Champions League.
In 2020 this is a dying club.
Fans have already announced the death of the club in light of the liquidation sale he announced and which was also carried out by owner Peter to the sea, but still hope to somehow get through this difficult season.
Xabi Gracia took on the not-so-simple training challenge, after the Bats sold half the car, including stars Fran Torres (at a floor price) and Rodrigo, and also humiliated with the sending of captain Danny Farrow to city rivals Villarreal for nothing.
The move that caused Valencia fans to start protesting.
Danny Farho in a Villarreal uniform (Photo: GettyImages)
The lurks
Atletico Madrid were supposed to fight for the championship last season, and were not there.
Diego Simeone made quite a few mistakes and the injuries also interfered, but despite the disappointment no changes were made in the squad and the great hope is that Joao Felix's adjustment period is over and he will lead the team forward.
Its rival in the split opening round, in a game that at least currently should only take place in January, will be Sevilla, who finished fourth in Jolan Luftaghi's debut season and finished off with another Europa League win.
The Andalusians brought back Ivan Rakitić, acquired the talented Oscar Rodriguez and will try to challenge the greats more seriously.
One of them able to compete for the championship?
Jolan Loftgi alongside Diego Simeone (Photo: Reuters)
The active groups
Villarreal, who finished fifth and appointed Onai Emery, stood out in the window with the addition of Farho and Francis Koklen from Valencia, the Japanese talent Takopsa Kobo who came on loan from Real Madrid and the Argentine goalkeeper Hronimo Rolly.
It happened after she broke up with retired sergeant Bruno Soriano and star Santi Casorella who went on to make money in Qatar.
Betis may not have made any acquisitions so far after a very disappointing season, but new coach Manuel Pellegrini added experience alongside the never-ending Joaquin when he signed goalkeeper Claudio Bravo, defender Martin Montoya and stopper Victor Royce.
Newcomer Cadiz, who returned to the league after a 14-year absence, has already added 12 new players (including veteran Albero Negredo), and the hand is still out.
Surprised everyone.
David Silva (Photo: official website Real Sociedad)
The surprising comeback
After parting ways with Manchester City as a legend, David Silva decided to return to Spain at the end of a decade in England and chose to make the comeback at Real Sociedad.
There were better offers financially, there was also a closed contract at Lazio, but the 34-year-old has signed for two years with the Basques who will play in the Europa League and hope to finish another season before rival Athletic Bilbao, whom they are due to meet (sometime) in the 2019/20 Copa del Rey final .
He also returned to the league.
Manuel Pellegrini (Photo: GettyImages)
The coaches
Six changes were made to the lines during a break that lasted less than two months.
Apart from Koeman, four other coaches returned to the league: Onai Emery got Villarreal, Manuel Pellegrini got Betis, Xabi Gracia got Valencia and Pablo Machin got Alabs.
The only new coach is Argentine Jorge Elmiron, who in his first season in European football will try to survive with newcomer Elche.
Will he return Ronaldo to love?
Sean Weissman (Photo: Official website Valladolid)
And finally: the Israeli representative
The second season in a row that the Israeli national team striker starts the league, hoping that this time he will also be there to finish. After Mons Dabour did not find his place in Sevilla and left in January with only 24 minutes left in the league, Sean Weissman will try his luck at Valladolid. The Israeli national team striker broke a Legionnaires record in his first season in Europe, but with all due respect to the Austrian League, Spain is a completely different story.
The entire Valladolid scored 32 league goals last season - just two more than Weissman scored in the Wolfsberger uniform. As the most expensive acquisition in the history of the club (4 million euros) and as someone who came, among other things, because "owner Ronaldo loves him", the Israeli striker will also have expectations in such a modest club. Eight goals (like Sergei Guardiola, the leading scorer last season) and staying in the league will be a great success.
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