Los pericos

La Liga Hypermotion: The playoff semifinals of the second division in Spain have commenced and all four of the clubs involved still believe they can make it all the way to La Liga. Real Oviedo and SD Eibar drew their semifinal first leg 0-0 on Saturday before RCD Espanyol won 1-0 away at Real Sporting de Gijon on Sunday in the first leg of their tie. Only twice in the past 10 years have the playoff semi-finals been this close across both ties at the halfway mark.

Making these playoffs even more special is that the four clubs involved all boast extremely passionate fanbases. This was clear to see across the matches held this weekend, both of them in Asturias. Over 50,000 fans watched these games played at the Estadio Carlos Tartiere and El Molinón, showing their passion as they backed their teams.

Eibar vs Real Oviedo at Ipurua