Episode 5 of Bombazo is here and this week the pod has been on the road for Matchday 4 in LaLiga: – Alexandra Jonson reports from the first ever game at the newly remodelled Anoeta, a thrilling 2-0 win for Real Sociedad over the only team who previously held a 100% win record, Atlético Madrid.– Alex speaks to Martin Ødegaard after the match, hearing his thoughts on the new stadium, how it feels to score against Atleti as a Real Madrid player, and detailing his relationship with Alexander Isak. – We get on board the Ansu Fati hype train. Or rather, we don't, looking at Bojan Krkic and othe ..read more

Hate the international break? Episode 4 of Bombazo has so much content we're bursting at the seams. This week:– Looking back at FC Barcelona v CD Tacón. Should this really be treated as the women's 'Clásico' from day one just because of the history between the Barça and Real Madrid men's teams? Or does Atlético Madrid v Barça (the two dominant women's teams in Spain) deserve that accolade? – Samuel Eto'o has announced his retirement and we thought it was only fitting to pay a lengthy tribute to his time in LaLiga, including his key role in two of the greatest Barça sides ever, as wel ..read more

Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back for season two, and this season we're switching things up! From now on, we'll be doing a deep dive every month on a Scandinavian-LaLiga theme, and first up is one of the biggest of all, Henrik Larsson. Whether you know him as Larsson, Henke, or the King of Kings, there's no doubt that the Swede is one of the greatest Scandinavians to grace LaLiga, but with his time as a Barça player just pre-dating the explosion of Youtube, social media and minute-by-minute LaLiga coverage, plenty of details have been forgotten from his two years in Catalonia.Wi ..read more

Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back for our penultimate episode of the season and it's a busy one...– We look at Julen Lopetegui finally finding the right home at Sevilla who sealed Champions League football.– We take our best shot at guessing who is going to be relegated and who will survive, though we can't quite agree...– As for the European spots, Villarreal are the best bet but who follows is still wide open, and Real Sociedad's Ødegaard and Isak fitness problems don't help.– Yet again Valencia have managed to raise the craziness level a further notch. The target this time? M ..read more

Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast returns and there's plenty Nordic news to get stuck into amongst other things...– We look at Alexander Isak's goal scoring form and how he has already bettered both John Carew and Henrik Larsson's Spanish football stats, with Zlatan Ibrahimovic now in sight. – And we have the run-down on new Atlético Madrid signing, Swedish goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl.– With Espanyol's demise to second division oblivion imminent, we discuss the sad downward turn of a team that was once firmly rooted in a Barcelona neighbourhood, but now struggles to pull future core ..read more

LaLiga has barely been back and yet there's not much left to go, so this week's Bombazo has a lot of ground to cover:– Alex has a rant at the standard of refs in LaLiga who are getting it particularly wrong even by their usual level...– We both get excited about Villarreal's return to form as a team competing for the top four.– And get upset for the way Valencia's fans are being treated by an owner who clearly couldn't care less.– Plus Barça's highly predictable coaching dilemma, their complete negligence with Marc Cucurella, John Guidetti's LaLiga future, Martin Ødegaard's issues and more. Re ..read more

Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast is back again and after doing our best to keep on top of the endless stream of Spanish football action we have plenty to discuss, including...– Is Real Sociedad's downward slide away from European football something that could have been predicted? Or is it just good old fashioned low confidence?– Celta's remarkable revival under Oscar Garcia and why Alex is the most optimistic about them she has been for years. And why the Nolito signing shows the Braithwaite rule really is a joke.– Bruno Soriano's beautiful comeback and our hopes for someone who was on ..read more

Episode 31 of Bombazo is a special one as we talk to one of our favourite football journalists and a man you should all be familiar with, Sid Lowe. Not only has Sid been the guy bringing Spanish football to an English speaking audience via The Guardian for as long as we can remember, he's also one of the hosts and people behind The Spanish Football Podcast – in our humble opinion the best pod on Spanish football out there. That's thanks in no small part to their dedication to attending games and getting to know the human beings behind the clubs. Sid knows more about Spanish football than ..read more

LaLiga 2019-20 is finally back, and Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back with it! We sit down for the first time in over two months to unpack the long-awaited restart to Spanish football, including... – What we think about the league returning without fans. – The winners and losers of the unexpected break, including why Lee expects Martin Braithwaite to make a big impact for Barcelona, and Alex has worries about Alavés surviving. – How having no supporters could impact teams who rely on strong home form, and whether it will even out and make away trips easier. – The tactical c ..read more

The last time you heard from Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast we had just taken in Barcelona v Real Sociedad from the Camp Nou. Little did we know it was the last football we'd be watching live for a long time. In this special update we check in with a report on the differences in life in Spain and Sweden under Corona, reflect on the season that stopped, and also what kind of LaLiga season we may see in the future. Remember to leave a rating and comment, and follow the pod here, Lee here, and Alex here. Have a dig through our back catalogue too and you'll find plenty of timeless episod ..read more