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Podcast: La Liga Lowdown
Episode: Joan saves the Derbi & who needs Kylian?: LaLiga Matchday 18 recap podcast
Description: Happy New Year! LaLiga is back and so are we, with our first Matchday review of 2026. The honour is for Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Román de Arquer (@Aeroslavee), who analyse this weekend's exciting fixtures. Who started the year strongest? Who will be wishing it's still Christmas.We start with the Catalan derby between Espanyol and Barça, which for many ended in an unfair result. Espanyol's admirable efforts were parried away by an towering Joan GarcÃa, who was unfazed by the hostile environment in his return to the RCDE Stadium. Real Madrid's commanding win vs...