Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA Scandinavian take on Spanish football from two Swedish journalists who lived and worked in Spain covering LaLiga.
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Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast Episode 36 – Henrik Larsson special
October 07, 2020 05:00 - 58 minutes - 46.4 MBBombazo: 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 m...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 35: Crazy Valencia get even crazier, Lopetegui finds home at Sevilla, relegation and European places preview
July 16, 2020 05:44 - 42 minutes - 36.7 MBBombazo: 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'...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 34: Alexander Isak closes in on Ibrahimovic, Espanyol's slow sad farewell, Atleti's new Swede and Spain's 2010 World Cup win revisited
July 08, 2020 04:26 - 45 minutes - 39.1 MBBombazo: 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 o...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 33: Rants on refs, Villarreal are back, Valencia are doomed, and a Scandi update
July 03, 2020 04:48 - 38 minutes - 33.8 MBLaLiga 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, the...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 32: Real Sociedad's slippery slope, Celta's incredible revival, and why don't we care about the title race?
June 26, 2020 04:21 - 35 minutes - 29.6 MBBombazo: 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...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 31: Sid Lowe special
June 20, 2020 07:21 - 42 minutes - 33.6 MBEpisode 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 gam...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 30: The 2019-20 LaLiga Restart is here
June 10, 2020 14:05 - 29 minutes - 24 MBLaLiga 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 w...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 29: Lockdown Special
April 13, 2020 15:25 - 32 minutes - 27.1 MBThe 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, Le...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 28: Live from Camp Nou at Barcelona v Real Sociedad, plus we talk to Alexander Isak yet again
March 09, 2020 13:23 - 39 minutes - 29.6 MBEpisode 28 of Bombazo LaLiga Podcast marks a first in the series as both Lee and Alex are finally in the same location! We report live from the Camp Nou at Barcelona v Real Sociedad, hear from one of the stars (spoiler: he's Swedish), then break down all the fallout. On today's show... – Alex kicks us off by sharing her experience at one of Spanish professional football's smallest stadiums as Mirandés capped their historic Copa del Rey run with an admirable semifinal performance. – We expl...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 27: El Clásico special
March 02, 2020 14:19 - 32 minutes - 26.8 MBIt's the big one – or is it? Bombazo goes forensic on Real Madrid's 2-0 win over FC Barcelona in El Clásico. Talking points include... – Now it's clear the big game has lost a bit of its sheen, we get a nostalgic for the mighty Clásicos of old and ask whether LaLiga missed the opportunity to promote it properly internationally in those heady days. – Both coaches made big calls, but while Zinedine Zidane picking Marcelo paid off, did Quique Setién get it wrong with his conservative approach...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 26: Braithwaite breaks through at Barça, Isak and Ødegaard's Real Sociedad smash Valencia, and Rafinha revives Celta
February 24, 2020 14:27 - 44 minutes - 35.7 MBYou had to wait, but Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is back and it's definitely great as MARTIN BRAITHWAITE SIGNED FOR BARÇA. THIS IS NOT A DRILL. – We look at how the Dane's signing for the Blaugrana played out, and Lee has a few words for some of the doubters who were quick to write him off as a failure before he kicked a ball. – And as it turns out Braithwaite knows how to play football, after playing well with only one training session, is there potential for even more? – Al...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 25: Alexander Isak wins the Basque derby, Alexandra reports from San Sebastian, relegation battle analysed, and Athletic La Real Copa final
February 10, 2020 15:21 - 41 minutes - 31.8 MBEpisode 25 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast is here, and on a week where everyone in Spain was talking about a certain Swedish striker, we're on the ground in the thick of the action. – Alex reports back from seeing Alexander Isak eliminate Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey... then travelling north to watch him win a Basque derby with a stunning individual display. – We hear from both Real Sociedad and Athletic fans in San Sebastian on the potential for the two teams to play the...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 24.5: Alexander Isak speaks to Bombazo after eliminating Real Madrid from Copa del Rey
February 06, 2020 22:37 - 3 minutes - 2.55 MBBonus Bombazo! Real Sociedad have just eliminated Real Madrid from the Copa del Rey, and it was Alexander Isak who conquered the Santiago Bernabéu with two goals, an assist, and yet another man of the match performance. So it was pretty handy that our very own Alex was at the stadium for the historic occasion. Alexandra sent us a special report from the game, as well as an interview with the hero of the day Alexander Isak after the game. Enjoy! PS: For more quality content you can follow ...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 24: LaLiga transfer window rated as Barcelona freeze and Atleti raise eyebrows, plus why Getafe have won us over
February 03, 2020 14:57 - 38 minutes - 31.9 MBWe're in the second month of 2020 and incredibly, Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast continues to be made despite popular demands. This episode is a good 'un: – We rate the winter transfer window action in LaLiga. How Barcelona managed to sign nobody despite being willing to sign anybody. How Atlético messed up with Cavani, ended up with Carrasco, but may end up better than a lot of people think. And how Sevilla's signings leave us... dubious. – Plus it's the small teams who make the...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 23: Alexander Isak arrives, Diego Simeone's magic fades, Sisto annoys the boss
January 27, 2020 15:55 - 51 minutes - 42.9 MBEpisode 23 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast comes with news of the biggest weekend for a Swede in LaLiga since Zlatan was at Barça, as Alexander Isak becomes Spain's top scoring player under the age of 21. – We look in detail at the striker situation at Anoeta where Willian José could be on the way out, but either way looks to have lost his starting place to new fan favourite Isak. – Alex explains how Pione Sisto still manages to piss his manager off when he's producing one of ...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 22: Setien's Barcelona analysed, Casemiro and Real Madrid's midfield future, plus goodbye Guidetti
January 20, 2020 15:35 - 44 minutes - 37.8 MBEpisode 22 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is fresh out the oven with plenty to unpack now that league football is back in Spain. – We look at Casemiro's outstanding attacking display in Real Madrid's win over Sevilla, and ponder whether the offensive side of his game is overlooked. Could he be unleashed in a new look Madrid midfield some time soon? – We round up what is comfortably the worst week for the Scandis in Spain since the season started, where even the guy who picked ...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 21: Denmark special with Morten Glinvad
January 13, 2020 15:27 - 44 minutes - 35.8 MBThis week on Bombazo Lee and Alex are joined by special guest Morten Glinvad – Danish expert on all things LaLiga – for a bumper episode. We discuss... – The revamped Supercopa in all of its controversial glory. How Real Madrid came away the big winners in more ways than one, not least for reinforced Zinedine Zidane and once questioned Thibaut Courtois. – The Barcelona coaching situation and our sympathies for Ernesto Valverde who has had a week on the job nobody should want to emulate. No...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 20: Braithwaite scores first in 2020, Abelardo-Espanyol shock Barça, plus the Depor crisis analysed
January 06, 2020 15:45 - 48 minutes - 67 MBIn the first episode of 2020 Alex is joined by two guests. First Semra Hunter who you normally can see over on LaLiga TV. And then by Galician Dani Mendéz who is the pitch side reporter in San Sebastian and Eibar for LaLigaTV/Movistar. With Semra we discuss the following: – Martin Braithwaite only needed 4 min to score in 2020, how important is he for Leganés and can he save them from relegation – Espanyol shocked Barcelona with a 2-2 draw in the first game of Abelardo, is he about to cr...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 19: Kennedy Bakircioglu and Markus Rosenberg's adventure at Racing Santander
December 23, 2019 06:00 - 42 minutes - 31.9 MBIn the final episode of Bombazo for 2019 we look back on the historic 2010-11 LaLiga season, a time when Mourinho's Real Madrid and Guardiola's Barcelona were at their peak, Unai Emery's Valencia and a resurgent Atlético Madrid were raising the standards behind them, and most importantly as far as we are concerned, two Swedes played in the same LaLiga squad for the only time in history. Kennedy Bakircioglu came to Racing Santander an unknown quantity for supporters but would ultimately bec...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 18: Isak and Ødegaard bruise Barcelona, El Clásico preview and Cazorla's Santi Clause
December 16, 2019 15:25 - 31 minutes - 24.7 MBEpisode 18 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is here to round up the best weekend for Scandinavians in Spanish football this season. – We look back on Real Sociedad v FC Barcelona, where Martin Ødegaard stepped up and proved he can tangle with the best, and Alexander Isak got a huge goal to equalize for his team and make a claim to be a more regular starter. – Alex dives deep on Pione Sisto's continued revival at Celta, plus Rafinha's rise. – We round up some of the other stando...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 17: Joaquin is king of the seniors, Benzema is better than Cristiano, and Alex needs to go home
December 09, 2019 15:17 - 29 minutes - 21.4 MBEpisode 17 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is holding an intervention to make sure Alex goes home instead of constantly travelling to watch football. Also: – After Joaquín became the oldest player ever to score a LaLiga hat-trick, we ask if he is even better in his late 30s than Ryan Giggs was? – Alex reports from her trip to the Santiago Bernabéu, so we discuss whether Karim Benzema is better than Cristiano Ronaldo these days, and if Vinicius needs to be sent out on loan. – I...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast 16: Ter Stegen is the best, Simeone's magic fading, Basque brilliance, Zlatan to Atleti and a Mallorcan adventure
December 02, 2019 15:45 - 38 minutes - 27.1 MBEpisode 16 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is here, and we kick off with the biggest game of the weekend, Atlético Madrid v FC Barcelona – With Marc-André Ter Stegen keeping Barcelona in the game for 45 minutes yet again, and Jan Oblak having a ropey season, is the German now the best goalkeeper in the world? – We discuss whether Diego Simeone's magic may finally be fading as he struggles to get the best out of new players and has even relinquished defensive solidity. – Lee ar...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 15: Fede Valverde fanclub, Pione Sisto returns from exile, and are Barça wasting a generation of talent?
November 25, 2019 15:58 - 30 minutes - 25.5 MBEpisode 15 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga Podcast is fresh out of the oven boy is it a busy day. On the show: – We sign up for the Fede Valverde fanclub after the young Uruguayan stole the show from Martin Ødegaard in Real Madrid v Real Sociedad – Are Barcelona wasting a great generation of talent on a stale project that should have been ended in the summer? It sure looks that way. – Pione Sisto returns from exile and it turns out the man who once tore Manchester United a new one is ...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 14: Real Madrid v Real Sociedad and Ødegaard, Alexander Isak's admirable response to racism, plus Spain coaching drama analysed
November 22, 2019 15:28 - 36 minutes - 27.8 MBEpisode 14 of Bombazo is here and we have a huge amount to cover across both the international matches and forthcoming LaLiga games: – Martin Braithwaite bags two goals in two games including the strike that seals Denmark's place at Euro 2020. We reckon he would get 20 a season for a better LaLiga side. – The Robert Moreno-Luis Enrique Spain coaching drama unpacked, and why it reminds us of Pep Guardiola and Tito Vilanova's split from back in the day. Has Pep ever really been as good since...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 13: Everything you need to know about women's football in Spain
November 11, 2019 06:00 - 44 minutes - 33 MBWant to get into Spanish women’s football but don’t know where to start? We have the answer! Today on Bombazo, Alex is joined by special guest Elisa Revuelta, a journalist working with FIFA’s digital platforms focusing on women’s football and the Spanish women’s national team. Elisa gives us a detailed guide on: – The two giants of the Primera División Femenina, Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Who is likely to win the title? Who is pulling in the right direction? And why Atleti's progress ...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 12: Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atlético are crap, Real Sociedad are the best, Solari underrated, and excitement over Oscar Garcia
November 04, 2019 16:14 - 40 minutes - 32.8 MBEpisode 12 of Bombazo is here and the LaLiga news is coming thick and fast. This week... – Just how crap are Barcelona, Atlético and Real Madrid? – Alexander Isak and Martin Ødegaard's Real Sociedad on the other hand, are very good. How good? Statistically their best team since the title challenge. – Do Barça need to go all out for yet another Dutch coach to change their fortunes? – Is Zinedine Zidane invincible...? – ... and is Santiago Solari underrated? – Óscar García analysed in de...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 11: Alexander Isak Real Sociedad hero, El Clasico drama continues, Free John Guidetti & LaLiga's best stadiums
October 28, 2019 16:10 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBEpisode 11 of Bombazo is here and just because a certain game wasn't played doesn't mean there's any less to talk about ... – Fresh from watching Alexander Isak score the winner for Real Sociedad and interviewing him post-match, Alex explains why he's already a hero in San Sebastián, and brings special audio evidence for the jury! – Dropping Diego Costa pays off for Diego Simeone. Time to back Álvaro Morata properly? And do Atleti have greater potential than Barça or Real Madrid? – The mi...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 10: El Clasico moved, Ødegaard is the best, Lee vs Iker Casillas and the campaign to rest Iñaki Williams
October 21, 2019 14:05 - 44 minutes - 37.5 MBAgainst all odds we've reached Episode 10 of Bombazo and this week there are an endless amount of talking points: – Why El Clásico being moved is good news for Real Madrid, but not great for Barcelona, just as the 'MSG' starts to click – Speaking of Madrid, we told you so. Zidane out? – Lee has a difference of opinion with Iker Casillas, who unknowingly unleashed Granada's internet fanbase on his ass... – Is Martin Ødegaard the best player in LaLiga at present? – Is it time to drop Koke...
Bombazo La Liga Podcast Episode Nine: Michael Laudrup (Greatest Scandinavians)
October 14, 2019 15:57 - 43 minutes - 33.9 MBIt's the international break so today marks the debut of our special series Greatest Scandinavians where we look at the best players from the region to feature in Spanish football, and what better way to kick-off than with arguably the greatest Scandinavian footballer of all time, Michael Laudrup. With five LaLiga titles in a row, a key part in Barcelona's first ever European Cup, the unique ability to boast playing in back-to-back 5-0 El Clásico wins on both sides of the divide, and a stro...
Bombazo La Liga podcast episode eight: Explaining Victor Valdes leaving Barcelona, dropping Diego Costa, in awe of Santi Cazorla and more
October 07, 2019 14:10 - 57 minutes - 48 MBEpisode 8 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast is here, and with the breaking news that Víctor Valdés has left Barcelona again we look in detail at why it happened, why Barça should have seen it coming, and how being a deep thinker makes the former goalkeeper a complex character. That, and... – Is it time for Diego Simeone to drop Diego Costa, both for the striker and Atlético Madrid's benefit? – Is Santi Cazorla the best Spanish midfielder at preset? (And should that be a concern f...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 7: Barcelona's lack of youth players in the first team, Spain's underrated academies and more with RCD Epanyol academy director Sergi Angulo Lerín
September 30, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 53 MBEpisode 7 of Bombazo: The Scandinavian LaLiga podcast is here, and this week we have a very special episode with a very special guest. We sat down with RCD Espanyol Academy Stockholm director Sergi Angulo Lerín, a coach who has worked in Spain, France and Sweden, and has had the chance to observe the likes of Pep Guardiola and Mauricio Pochettino behind the scenes. In this bumper, more than one hour-long pod, we touch on a wide range of subjects including: – Is Barcelona's dwindling number...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 6: Crisis at Barcelona, Zidane saves his first match point, and is Ødegaard LaLiga's best playmaker?
September 23, 2019 14:16 - 42 minutes - 31.2 MBEpisode 6 of Bombazo is here and with both an entire weekend to look back on plus midweek games to preview it's bursting at the seams: – Alexandra Jonson details her interview with two Real Madrid legends at The Best Fifa awards in Milan (including former coach Santiago Solari), and we discuss whether Zinedine Zidane is now in the clear after saving a 'match ball' against Sevilla. – Following another man of the match display for Real Sociedad, Lee argues that Martin Ødegaard may just be th...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 5: Chatting with Martin Ødegaard, reporting from Anoeta and Betis, plus the Ansu Fati hype train
September 16, 2019 15:26 - 41 minutes - 30.1 MBEpisode 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 ...
Bombazo LaLiga Podcast Episode 4: Eto'o, women's Clasico, Isak v Ødegaard and MD4 Preview
September 09, 2019 14:27 - 40 minutes - 33.3 MBHate 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 tri...
BOMBAZO LA LIGA PODCAST EPISODE THREE – TRANSFER SPECIAL
September 03, 2019 11:09 - 33 minutes - 27.2 MBSpain's transfer window is finally shut, and we've timed Episode Three of Bombazo to make sure we know all the details. This week.... – Why Real Madrid and Valencia are our big transfer window losers (and just who is more annoyed: Zidane or Marcelino?) – We're cautiously optimistic that Real Sociedad and Atlético Madrid 'won' the transfer battle, on paper at least – Celta and Real Betis may just have pulled off a discretely brilliant summer... or alternatively, it could all be a disaster....
Bombazo La Liga Podcast Episode 2
August 26, 2019 14:58 - 41 minutes - 33.9 MBEvery Monday Bombazo takes a look at the Scandinavians making waves in LaLiga, as well as offering our unique take on the biggest stories in Spanish football, and with perfect timing Episode 2 comes around just as a Norwegian stole the show. This week: – How Martin Ødegaard is already winning matches for Real Sociedad, and could Real Madrid already be in need of him? – How Alexander Isak is making Willian José look flat. – Are Atlético Madrid going to win the LaLiga title? – Why Antoine ...
Bombazo La Liga Podcast Episode 1
August 19, 2019 15:39 - 39 minutes - 33 MBThe debut episode of Bombazo is here! Every week, journalists Lee Roden and Alexandra Jonson take a Scandinavian perspective on all the LaLiga action, and look in depth at the many Nordic players now playing in Spain. On episode one: – Why we're going to see a lot more of Martin Ødegaard. – Do Barcelona need Neymar (and a brief Antoine Griez-moan)? – Are Real Madrid really back? – All aboard the Joao Felix hype train! – Why Alexander Isak should start for Real Sociedad. Plus awesome ...