The Spanish LA LIGA

Can never understand them playing Football at gone 11PM at night. Must be fecking knackered the lot of them!! Perhaps its because at that time im usually staggering out of a Pub for the last 25 years!

They do things late in Spain!

Go for a meal at 8/9pm and the restaurant will be practically empty!

Don't forget they sleep half the afternoon

Don't forget they sleep half the afternoon

Spent a couple of years out there and that is exactly what it is like.

Strange feeling come 9PM being well out of it only to see them come to life then.

I remember I was out in Malaga about a decade ago, they were playing in the then UEFA cup one night, think it was against AIK of Sweden? or AEK of Greece? Anyway I put the telly on and they were only getting going at about 1030 and the opposition kicked up hell of a fuss before and after due to the kick off time being ridiculous.

That's one of the reasons why UEFA changed the rules and brought in set kick off times. Liverpool played Toulose midday in a CL qualifier once because the heat would effect the Liverpool side.