Matt Clark

2 weeks ago | lllonline.substack.com | Matt Clark |Paco Polit

The race to the end of the season is hotting up, and each match feels that little bit more charged. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) & Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) review the weekend which was characterised by the rarity of not one single home team winning. At the top, Real Madrid were stunned by Valencia for a famous Los Che win, but Barça could only partially take advantage, being held by Betis. Atleti left it late but got back to winning ways, courtesy of a Pablo Barrios stunner at the death.

3 weeks ago | lllonline.substack.com | Matt Clark

Spanish football never fails to deliver, does it? You might have thought or expected that it would be a routine, comfortable night at the Santiago Bernabéu, Real Madrid having won the away leg in San Sebastián 1-0 five weeks ago. But football can often make the wisest look foolish. Instead, we were treated to a partidazo, an eight-goal thriller the like of which this grand stadium has never seen before.

3 weeks ago | thefield.co.uk | Matt Clark

For many of us, the humble air rifle has provided a gateway into shooting sports but how did Britain become a world leader in airgun development? Airguns have always had a slightly subversive image. Their stealth made them ideal tools for poachers, and in the past many windows have been broken by stray pellets. Lots of us learned to shoot with airguns and they have wormed their way into our subconscious.

3 weeks ago | lllonline.substack.com | Matt Clark

Current time: 0:00 / Total time: -38:37Audio playback is not supported on your browser. Please upgrade. LaLiga returned after the international break and wasn't short of big storylines. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Paco Polit (@pacopolitENG) review another tremendous Matchday, which saw Betis win a league derbi for the first time in almost seven years, Real Madrid edge a five-goal thriller against Leganés, and Atleti saying goodbye to any realistic title hopes in Cornellà.

4 weeks ago | lllonline.substack.com | Matt Clark

The last international break of the regular season is finished and went out with a bang. Matt Clark (@MattClark_08) and Román De Arquer (@Aeroslavee) wade through all of the fallout from European Nations League matches and juggernauts facing off in south-american World Cup qualifiers.