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David
Barcelona

LaLiga Baby!

Crowd of celebrateers in Spain flag colors, confetti falling during a victory parade.
Crowd of celebrateers in Spain flag colors, confetti falling during a victory parade.
Photo: FC Barcelona / fcbarcelona.com

While celebrating Barça deservedly winning LaLiga, we decided to add a new page to our site.

You see… We’re Socis. We have season tickets to the Femení (working on that for el primer equip!). Our Instagram feeds are basically a Barça highlight reel on weekends. All matches are appointment viewing when we can’t be there in person. El Clásico is a religious experience. We even hate-watch when Madrid plays someone else, hoping the universe does its job.

We check the table constantly, so at some point, we just built something worth looking at. The LaLiga Guide started as a personal tracker and grew from there. It covers all 42 clubs across both divisions — División 1 and LaLiga Hypermotion — with current standings, club nicknames, what us Barça fans think about each team, and the cities they call home, mapped across the peninsula. Tap any club to pull up details. Color-coding shows you at a glance who’s in Champions League contention, who’s fighting for Europa spots, and who’s sweating the drop.

We added geographic and nickname context for visitors who follow the football — yes, soccer, American friends — but might not know where Getafe is or why a team from the Canary Islands is in the Spanish top flight. The whole thing pulls live data and updates automatically every Monday, so it stays current going into each week’s fixtures.

Força Barça.

May 12, 2026/by David
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David
Barcelona, España Travel, Photo Blog

20 from Spring ’25

Family visits, vermut in hand, and Barça winning basically everything except the ones stolen by refs. Copa del Rey, Supercopa, La Liga—what a fun season to be a fan! 400,000 fans showed up for the parade, which felt about right.

The Vuelta a España Femenina came through town, so we stood curbside with drinks and enthusiasm. Cam and friends did their own biking, but downhill and in dirt. Took a trip up to Costa Brava with my sister for some sun and both Greek and Roman ruins. Strong spring!

June 30, 2025/by David
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David
España Travel

Extra Time in Valencia

Penalties, Vermut, and a bit of embarrassment in Valencia.

We took a quick weekend hop down to Valencia to catch the UEFA Nations League match between Spain and the Netherlands (Países Bajos – the Low Countries) and had an awesome time. A game that had it all: overtime, penalty kicks, sudden-death penalty kicks, and a lot of pride for La Roja!

We stayed near Estadio de Mestalla, where the Dutch team was holed up. We didn’t plan it that way, but it gave the whole trip a sort of sitcom energy—especially when, while at a posh bar with the Dutch coaching staff, I tried my suave attempt to flash my Barça colors. (see video)

Before the game, we roamed the streets, rediscovered old favorites from Q’s lacrosse tournament visits, and finally tried Agua de Valencia, which is basically what happens when a mimosa, a Long Island Iced Tea, and sangria decide to co-parent. Tastes like summer and consequences.
Agua de Valencia recipe:

  • 1 cup fresh orange juice
  • 1/2 cup cava (or other sparkling wine)
  • 1 shot gin
  • 1 shot vodka
  • Sugar to taste
    Serve cold, and just try to sip it slowly

The match itself? Unreal. Spain won in penalties (5–4), after regulation and extra time had both teams deadlocked. The stadium roared. Kate, Cam, and I shouted ourselves hoarse. Cam may or may not have achieved full nationalistic transformation, draped in a Spanish flag, and all of us yelling ¡Vamos! ¡Va! 

A few of our beloved Barça regulars took the pitch—Pedri doing beautiful Pedri things, Ferran “The Shark” Torres circling dangerously, and Lamine Yamal looking like a 17-year-old with a cheat code. Cam’s favorite Cubarsí was on the roster, though sadly had a knock. And yes, Cucurella’s hair was absolutely in attendance and just… simply… gorgeous.. For the Dutch, Barça’s own Frenkie de Jong played, but we were not conflicted on who to root for.

A few photos from the weekend…

The city was all charm and oranges and winding corners. We didn’t get back to Barcelona until 4 am, running on adrenaline, pride, and maybe a little leftover caffeine.

Would 10/10 do again. 

April 3, 2025/by David
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