Football quiz: La Liga in the 1990s

Some of the stars of La Liga in the 1990s. Composite: Getty Images, PA

1. Which side broke the duopoly of Barcelona and Real Madrid by winning the title in 1995-96?

   1. Valencia

   2. Deportivo La Coruña

   3. Atlético Madrid

   4. Real Sociedad

2. How many consecutive league titles did Johan Cruyff’s Barcelona Dream Team win at the start of the decade?

   1. Two

   2. Three

   3. Four

   4. Five

3. Barcelona beat Real Madrid 5-0 in 1993-94; Real beat Barcelona 5-0 the following season. Who was on the winning side in both games?

   1. Luis Enrique

   2. Mikel Lasa

   3. Luis Figo

   4. Michael Laudrup

4. Which other team beat Barcelona 5-0 in the 1994-95 season?

   1. Tenerife

   2. Racing Santander

   3. Oviedo

   4. Real Zaragoza

5. Deportivo La Coruña missed out on their first league title in 1993-94 when Miroslav Djukic had a last-minute penalty saved in their final game against Valencia. Who was the goalkeeper?

   1. José González

   2. Santiago Cañizares

   3. José Molina

   4. Andoni Zubizarreta

6. How many goals did Ronaldo score in all competitions during his only season at Barcelona?

   1. 43

   2. 47

   3. 51

   4. 55

7. Which Spanish club did Rivaldo play for before joining Barcelona?

   1. Deportivo La Coruña

   2. Sevilla

   3. Real Betis

   4. Valencia

8. Abel Resino went 1,275 minutes without conceding a goal during the 1990-91 season. Who did he play for?

   1. Osasuna

   2. Atlético Madrid

   3. Athletic Bilbao

   4. Real Sociedad

9. Which Brazilian won the Pichichi Trophy for the league’s leading scorer in 1992-93?

   1. Romário

   2. Bebeto

   3. João Paulo

   4. Müller

10. Which club denied Real Madrid the title by beating them on the final day in two consecutive seasons?

    1. Osasuna

    2. Oviedo

    3. Sevilla

    4. Tenerife

Solutions

1:C - Raddy Antic’s side became the first team other than Barcelona or Real Madrid to win the league since Athletic Bilbao did it in 1983-84. , 2:C - Cruyff’s team won four in a row from 1990-91 to 1993-94. The last three wins came when they started the last day of the season in second place., 3:D - “I won 10-0,” said Laudrup after playing in both El Clásico thrashings. He moved from Barcelona to Real Madrid in 1994., 4:B - In February 1995, Racing routed a Barcelona side that included Pep Guardiola, Gheorghe Hagi and Hristo Stoichkov. One of their goals was scored by Quique Setién, the current Barcelona manager., 5:A - Djukic’s tame penalty was comfortably held by José González, who a week earlier had saved a penalty with his first touch after coming on as substitute., 6:B - Ronaldo scored 47 in 49 games, many of them mesmerising solo goals, before moving to Inter., 7:A - Rivaldo had one very successful year in La Coruña, scoring 21 goals in La Liga and helping Deportivo to finish in third., 8:B - Resino kept 13 consecutive clean sheets in La Liga from December 1990 to March 1991. The run was ended by Luis Enrique, then of Sporting Gijón., 9:B - Bebeto’s first season in Spain was his most productive: 37 games, 29 goals and instant adoration in La Coruña., 10:D - In June 1992, Tenerife came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 and shatter Real’s title hopes. Lightning struck again a year later, this time with a 2-0 victory. Former Real Madrid player Jorge Valdano was Tenerife manager at the time. He took over at the Bernabéu in 1994 and won the league in his first season in charge.

Scores

1. 2 and above.

   Mala suerte

2. 3 and above.

   Mala suerte

3. 4 and above.

   Mala suerte

4. 5 and above.

   ¡Muy bien!

5. 6 and above.

   ¡Muy bien!

6. 7 and above.

   ¡Muy bien!

7. 8 and above.

   ¡Muy bien!

8. 9 and above.

   ¡Excelente!

9. 10 and above.

   ¡Excelente!

10. 0 and above.

    Mala suerte

11. 1 and above.

    Mala suerte