Game 86: Elgin City 4-2 Stirling Albion. Absorbing Scottish Cup tie settled in extra time after Elgin City F.C. salvaged a draw in injury time. They took full advantage to secure the win. Sore one for Stirling Albion FC in the circumstances. Att 712. Att 712 #davesfootballtravels ❄️

Wait for the view. Fans watching the Copa Libertadores final tonight in Lima, Peru. #CopaLibertadores

🇧🇷 "Golazo!" 🇫🇷 "C'est incroyable!" 🇦🇷 "Gol! Gol! Gol! Gol!" This is how the world reacted to that Scott McTominay goal! 📺 Watch more: scotfa.co/WorldComms

Last full Shoot! scan before I go on vacation! Leaves us at an even 320 in the archives! This week! A yellow card for a hug! Birmingham in the playground! Ray Clemence has a story! #shoot #shootmagazine x.com/TheSkyStrikers…

Linkedin style, Chat GPT generated pish... #savetheaccies

Well known former West Lothian Courier journalist Callum Carson has launched a new Substack focusing on sports news in West Lothian. It's particularly good for coverage of Livingston FC, but also local non league football clubs and other sports. Can highly recommend 👍

It's football night. In Valencia for the weekend and its Liga Comunitat Valenciana Grupo Nord action as CF Silly host CD Onda. Typical municipal facility in Spain 🇪🇸 #davesfootballtravels ⚽️

Game 87: Silla CF 1-1 CD Odna. Not a game that will live long in the memory, though the visitors goal was a beauty of a lob. Poor artificial pitch, as is often the case at this level of Spanish fitba. #davesfootballtravels

It's football day. Off and running with the first of two games. Its a Tercera Division Group VI (Comunidad Valenciana) game on the edge of Vilareal. CD Roda host UD Vall de Uxo. A nice set up, typical municipal facility. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

Game 88: CD Roda 2-1 UD Vall de Uxo. The home side claimed the win with a goal in the 91st minute. A good fightback from them after conceding first to a penalty. A much higher better standard than last night. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

My second game of the day is my first La Liga match. I'm at the Estadio de la Ceramica where Villareal take on Getafe C.F. knowing that a home win will put them within touching distance of Real Madrid and Barcelona. Fantastic arena. #davesfootballtravels ⚽️

Half time and Villarreal CF are a goal up, a peach of a strike from Buchanan in injury time. Game has lacked fluency. Numerous stoppages with players rolling about after the slightest contact. Getafe C.F. limited but have had a couple of chances. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

Sadly no half time empanadas in Villarreal. The beer is non alcoholic as well. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

Game 89: Villarreal 2-0 Getafe. Comfortable home win with the outcome never in doubt after Villarreal CF got their second goal, a beautiful lob. They had two goalsnl chalked off in the latter stages, both for offside but must have been tight. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

Back at the football. Took a taxi out of Valencia to the Valencia CF training complex, which has a decent mini stadium. Watching Valencia 'Mestalla' play Girona B. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

Game 90: Valencia Mestalla 1-0 Girona B. A tale of two penalties; Valencia scored theirs, Girona's was well saved. A deserved home win in my view given the Girona keeper kept his side in it with a string of great saves throughout first half. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

The main event of this weekend's trip coming up. A proper bucket list football cathedral, the Mestalla is the venue for the La Liga game between Valencia CF and Sevilla Fútbol Club. Preparing myself for the climb to my seats. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

The current La Liga table represented by flags behind the goals at the Mestalla... #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

Good grief ⚽️ #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸

Game 91: Valencia 1-1 Sevilla. A game that didn't live up to its incredible surroundings at the Mestalla. Valencia CF were terrible, Sevilla Fútbol Club only slightly better. After conceding an og the home side got a 93rd minute equaliser to earn a draw. #davesfootballtravels 🇪🇸