Barcelona receives Zaragoza only three days before Arsenal visits the Camp Nou for the Champions League.
Barcelona managed to rescue the full scoring from its visit to the Mestalla last Wednesday, and must now return to the Camp Nou to host Javier Aguirre's Zaragoza.
The visitors are going through an excellent moment, and have managed to open a two-points buffer zone from the relegation line, but all the effort can prove to be worthless if they're sent back home empty-handed by the Cule squad this week.
Atletico and Villarreal play one of the most exciting games of the week, as Juan Carlos Garrido's Submarines wants to claim the third position of the standings as they visit the Vicente Calderon on Saturday's night.
Sevilla visits San Mames' Cathedral to take on Athletic. Joined at the sixth position with 38 points, the winner will claim six decisive points for the European fight.
Mallorca wants to celebrate its third consecutive victory against Valencia at the Ono Estadi, and claim three decisive points for the European fight. Unai Emery's Ches can lose the third position if Villarreal obtains the full scoring at the Vicente Calderon.
The Valencian coach surprised everyone by including Aritz Aduriz in the matchday squad, who was supposed to be missing the next three games due to a left heel injury.
Joaquin Sanchez, on the other hand, finished the game against Barcelona under intense muscular pain and might not be able to perform. Tino Costa and Hedwiges Maduro are sidelined, the first due to disciplinary action, the latter injured. Mehmet Topal and Bruno Saitor are likely to return to the starting eleven.
Michael Laudrup recovers Josep Luís Martí and Jonathan de Guzmán, two vital players to control the flow of the ball. Will they stop Valencia from bagging the full scoring in Mallorca?
Three days after Zaragoza finally crossed the relegation line and claim the 15th position, Javier Aguirre's Maños visit the Camp Nou on Saturday's night. Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola will not be there -he struggles with a slipped disc- and it is yet to see whether the unstoppable living organism he's brought up during the last 4 years in Catalonia.
Leo Franco, Angel Lafita, Braulio Nóbrega and Saïd Boutahar won't be able to perform due to injuries, while Zaragoza's captain Gabi, Leonardo Ponzio and Matteo Contini are out for disciplinary action.
Barcelona receives Arsenal next Tuesday and a victory is mandatory to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals. Brazilian international Adriano proved to be an excellent addition to the scheme last week, taking over Pedro's place in the attack.
Barcelona's substitute goalkeeper Juan Manuel Pinto wants to keep his goal shut against a team that's only been able to score 24 goals in 26 Liga matches.
Can Zaragoza withstand Barcelona's massive firepower and claim at least one decisive point for the relegation fight?
Last week's victory left Villarreal only one point below Valencia in the table standings, and Submarino's coach Juan Carlos Garrido knows a victory is mandatory this week in Madrid to secure Villarreal's qualification for the next edition of the Champions League.
Quique Sanchez Flores' Colchoneros are going through a rough time, and they need a victory to have an easier time as they visit the Santiago Bernabeu and Cornella-El-Prat in the weeks to come.
Both squads have powerful attacking duos: Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan on one side, Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar on the other. A massive clash of forces is expected, and let's not forget that 21 goals have been scored the last five times Atletico and Villarreal faced each other.
Rojiblancos' coach recovers Tomas Ujfalusi in the back line, but misses Luis Antonio Perea. Garrido has his whole squad available for this week's to Madrid. Who will claim the three points?
Basement Boys' Almeria visit Alicante to lock horns with Hercules, who stands at the 16th position only four points above the bottom line. A vital six-pointer for the relegation fight between two squads going through the hardest of times.
The Andalusian squad misses Pablo PIatti for the next two weeks, a vital player for Almeria to break through the opposite defense. Esteban Vigo's Hercules have been unable to celebrate a single victory in the last three games, and a positive result is mandatory to face Real Madrid next week in the best possible form.
Last semester, Almeria and Hercules faced each other for the first time in the Primera Division. They exchanged goals and shared one point each, but now a victory should be their main objective if they're both meant to leave the bottom fight behind.
Royston Drenthe and Nelson Haedo Valdez are both ruled out due to injuries. French international David Trezeguet will have to assume Hercules' attack on his own, will he have what it takes to lead Hercules towards a decisive victory?
Getafe visits Gijon to face a rival that was sent back under the relegation line last week. A victory is mandatory for Manolo Preaciado's Sportinguistas to remain competitive in the fight for the category.
Sporting's coach will have to do without Uruguayan international Sebastian Eguren, but recovers many key players he decided not to risk at the Sanchez Pizjuan last Wednesday. Miguel De Las Cuevas and David Barral will be leading the attack, as Alberto Rivera return to the fields to become the main engine in Preciado's scheme.
Michel's Getafe needs to decide which fight they'll be fighting for. With 33 points they occupy the 11th position, five points below the last European qualification place, seven points above the relegation line. It won't be easy to bag the full scoring in Gijon, as José Manuel Jiménez, Mario Álvarez, Pablo Pintos and Óscar Ustari are all ruled out due to injuries.
An exciting game that will most surely have a major impact on the table standings, who will succeed?
Mauiricio Pochettino's Espanyol are lost and having serious problems to find themselves in this second half of the Spanish League. With five defeats in the last six games, los Pericos are aware a victory is mandatory in Levante, but it won't be easy against a rival that's claimed 13 points in the last six games, having faced Real Madrid, Villarreal, Real Sociedad, among others.
Espanyol's coach will have a lot to think prior to his game, as he misses up to eight players for this game. Midfielder Javi Marquez is one of the most important ones, and Pochettino will have to come up with an idea to dominate the midfield without him.
Levante's top striker Felipe Caicedo might not be able to perform as he struggles with a knee injury. Gorka Larrea and Sergio have not been included in the matchday squad as they are not fully fit to perform, and will most surely be making way for Jefferson Montero to lead the advance from the wings.
All the efforts to leave the bottom fight behind could prove to be worthless without a positive result this week at the Ciutat de Valencia.
Will the hosts manage to bag the full scoring against Pochettino's European Pericos?
Jose Luis Mendibilar chances his arm as Osasuna leaves Reyno de Navarra to visit Malaga, a direct rival in the relegation fight. After Real Madrid exposed Malaga's every weakness, the hosts look forward to redeem themselves at Osasuna's expense.
Malaga's coach Manuel Pellegrini is confident on the strength of his squad regardless what happened last Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu. He recovers Jesus Gamez and Portillo, but loses Manolo Gaspar due to dsciplinary action. As always, Julio Batista, Duda, Javier Malagueño, Sergio Asenjo and Patrick Mtiliga are ruled out due to injuries.
Walter Pandiani will be the main absent in Osasuna for this clash, though Mendilibar faces numerous absentees in every line of the field. A true relegation six-pointer that will decide the future of the fight in the drop zone regardles of the result.
Athletic and Sevilla share the sixth position with 38 points and will lock horns with each other this Sunday at San Mames' Cathedral. The hosts need a victory to overcome the last four consecutive defeats, while the hosts look forward to continue its winning streak and go undefeated for a fourth consecutive week.
Carlos Gurpegui, David lopez and Iker Muniain return to Rojiblancos' starting eleven, boosting Joaquin Caparros' attack to its maximum. "A victory is vital, I would say it's our first final" said Gurpegui, aware of the busy schedule Athletic has in the next weeks, facing Getafe, Villarreal and Real Madrid.
Sevilla's coach Gregorio Manzano misses Didier Zokora, Sergio Sanchez and Luca Cigarini.due to injuries. It's uncertain whether Javi Varas or Cesar will be guarding Palanganas' goal in San Mames.
Another six-pointer in the first game of the final third of the Spanish Primera Division, who will claim it?
For the first time in the tournament, Cristiano Ronaldo will have to watch Karim Benzema and Emmanuel Adebayor leading Blancos' attack this Sunday in Santander. Fernando Gago, Lass Diarra and Kaka are also ruled out due to injuries.
Marcelino Garcia Toral knows it won't be easy to stop Real Madrid from taking the three points. Manuel Arana, Henrique Buss and Adrián González won't be able to perform, though Giovanni Dos Santos might be playing his debut game with Racing from the first minute on.
Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria will be the nexus between Xabi Alonso and Esteban Granero, and Galacticos' new attacking duo. The memories of the last game, when Racing fell at the Santiago Bernabeu 6-1, are still vivid, but many things have changed in the last semester.
A vital test for Jose Mourinho to see how dependant on Cristiano Ronaldo his Blancos have grown. Can Racing claim a major victory and jump to the upper half of the positions table?
Martin Lasarte's Real Sociedad needs the full scoring this week in La Coruña to take full advantage of Sevilla's misstep in San Mames' Cathedral. Eight points separate Deportivo from Real Sociedad in the table standings, but is yet to see what's the difference as both teams lock horns at the Riazor.
Former Boca Juniors' winger Claudio Morel recovered on time for the clash and is expected to lead the advance from the right wing from the first minute on, unlike Deportivo's defender Alberto Lopo, who misses the game due to disciplinary action.
Ruben Perez and Antoine Griezzmann return to their respective teams, and their performance in the midfield will surely have a major impact in the development of the game.
Real Sociedad wants to claim the last points needed to secure their permanence in the Primera Division, while Deportivo wants to celebrate its first victory after three consecutive draws.
The visitors are going through an excellent moment, and have managed to open a two-points buffer zone from the relegation line, but all the effort can prove to be worthless if they're sent back home empty-handed by the Cule squad this week.
Atletico and Villarreal play one of the most exciting games of the week, as Juan Carlos Garrido's Submarines wants to claim the third position of the standings as they visit the Vicente Calderon on Saturday's night.
Sevilla visits San Mames' Cathedral to take on Athletic. Joined at the sixth position with 38 points, the winner will claim six decisive points for the European fight.
Mallorca wants to celebrate its third consecutive victory against Valencia at the Ono Estadi, and claim three decisive points for the European fight. Unai Emery's Ches can lose the third position if Villarreal obtains the full scoring at the Vicente Calderon.
The Valencian coach surprised everyone by including Aritz Aduriz in the matchday squad, who was supposed to be missing the next three games due to a left heel injury.
Joaquin Sanchez, on the other hand, finished the game against Barcelona under intense muscular pain and might not be able to perform. Tino Costa and Hedwiges Maduro are sidelined, the first due to disciplinary action, the latter injured. Mehmet Topal and Bruno Saitor are likely to return to the starting eleven.
Michael Laudrup recovers Josep Luís Martí and Jonathan de Guzmán, two vital players to control the flow of the ball. Will they stop Valencia from bagging the full scoring in Mallorca?
Three days after Zaragoza finally crossed the relegation line and claim the 15th position, Javier Aguirre's Maños visit the Camp Nou on Saturday's night. Barcelona's coach Pep Guardiola will not be there -he struggles with a slipped disc- and it is yet to see whether the unstoppable living organism he's brought up during the last 4 years in Catalonia.
Leo Franco, Angel Lafita, Braulio Nóbrega and Saïd Boutahar won't be able to perform due to injuries, while Zaragoza's captain Gabi, Leonardo Ponzio and Matteo Contini are out for disciplinary action.
Barcelona receives Arsenal next Tuesday and a victory is mandatory to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals. Brazilian international Adriano proved to be an excellent addition to the scheme last week, taking over Pedro's place in the attack.
Barcelona's substitute goalkeeper Juan Manuel Pinto wants to keep his goal shut against a team that's only been able to score 24 goals in 26 Liga matches.
Can Zaragoza withstand Barcelona's massive firepower and claim at least one decisive point for the relegation fight?
Last week's victory left Villarreal only one point below Valencia in the table standings, and Submarino's coach Juan Carlos Garrido knows a victory is mandatory this week in Madrid to secure Villarreal's qualification for the next edition of the Champions League.
Quique Sanchez Flores' Colchoneros are going through a rough time, and they need a victory to have an easier time as they visit the Santiago Bernabeu and Cornella-El-Prat in the weeks to come.
Both squads have powerful attacking duos: Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan on one side, Giuseppe Rossi and Nilmar on the other. A massive clash of forces is expected, and let's not forget that 21 goals have been scored the last five times Atletico and Villarreal faced each other.
Rojiblancos' coach recovers Tomas Ujfalusi in the back line, but misses Luis Antonio Perea. Garrido has his whole squad available for this week's to Madrid. Who will claim the three points?
Basement Boys' Almeria visit Alicante to lock horns with Hercules, who stands at the 16th position only four points above the bottom line. A vital six-pointer for the relegation fight between two squads going through the hardest of times.
The Andalusian squad misses Pablo PIatti for the next two weeks, a vital player for Almeria to break through the opposite defense. Esteban Vigo's Hercules have been unable to celebrate a single victory in the last three games, and a positive result is mandatory to face Real Madrid next week in the best possible form.
Last semester, Almeria and Hercules faced each other for the first time in the Primera Division. They exchanged goals and shared one point each, but now a victory should be their main objective if they're both meant to leave the bottom fight behind.
Royston Drenthe and Nelson Haedo Valdez are both ruled out due to injuries. French international David Trezeguet will have to assume Hercules' attack on his own, will he have what it takes to lead Hercules towards a decisive victory?
Getafe visits Gijon to face a rival that was sent back under the relegation line last week. A victory is mandatory for Manolo Preaciado's Sportinguistas to remain competitive in the fight for the category.
Sporting's coach will have to do without Uruguayan international Sebastian Eguren, but recovers many key players he decided not to risk at the Sanchez Pizjuan last Wednesday. Miguel De Las Cuevas and David Barral will be leading the attack, as Alberto Rivera return to the fields to become the main engine in Preciado's scheme.
Michel's Getafe needs to decide which fight they'll be fighting for. With 33 points they occupy the 11th position, five points below the last European qualification place, seven points above the relegation line. It won't be easy to bag the full scoring in Gijon, as José Manuel Jiménez, Mario Álvarez, Pablo Pintos and Óscar Ustari are all ruled out due to injuries.
An exciting game that will most surely have a major impact on the table standings, who will succeed?
Mauiricio Pochettino's Espanyol are lost and having serious problems to find themselves in this second half of the Spanish League. With five defeats in the last six games, los Pericos are aware a victory is mandatory in Levante, but it won't be easy against a rival that's claimed 13 points in the last six games, having faced Real Madrid, Villarreal, Real Sociedad, among others.
Espanyol's coach will have a lot to think prior to his game, as he misses up to eight players for this game. Midfielder Javi Marquez is one of the most important ones, and Pochettino will have to come up with an idea to dominate the midfield without him.
Levante's top striker Felipe Caicedo might not be able to perform as he struggles with a knee injury. Gorka Larrea and Sergio have not been included in the matchday squad as they are not fully fit to perform, and will most surely be making way for Jefferson Montero to lead the advance from the wings.
All the efforts to leave the bottom fight behind could prove to be worthless without a positive result this week at the Ciutat de Valencia.
Will the hosts manage to bag the full scoring against Pochettino's European Pericos?
Jose Luis Mendibilar chances his arm as Osasuna leaves Reyno de Navarra to visit Malaga, a direct rival in the relegation fight. After Real Madrid exposed Malaga's every weakness, the hosts look forward to redeem themselves at Osasuna's expense.
Malaga's coach Manuel Pellegrini is confident on the strength of his squad regardless what happened last Thursday at the Santiago Bernabeu. He recovers Jesus Gamez and Portillo, but loses Manolo Gaspar due to dsciplinary action. As always, Julio Batista, Duda, Javier Malagueño, Sergio Asenjo and Patrick Mtiliga are ruled out due to injuries.
Walter Pandiani will be the main absent in Osasuna for this clash, though Mendilibar faces numerous absentees in every line of the field. A true relegation six-pointer that will decide the future of the fight in the drop zone regardles of the result.
Athletic and Sevilla share the sixth position with 38 points and will lock horns with each other this Sunday at San Mames' Cathedral. The hosts need a victory to overcome the last four consecutive defeats, while the hosts look forward to continue its winning streak and go undefeated for a fourth consecutive week.
Carlos Gurpegui, David lopez and Iker Muniain return to Rojiblancos' starting eleven, boosting Joaquin Caparros' attack to its maximum. "A victory is vital, I would say it's our first final" said Gurpegui, aware of the busy schedule Athletic has in the next weeks, facing Getafe, Villarreal and Real Madrid.
Sevilla's coach Gregorio Manzano misses Didier Zokora, Sergio Sanchez and Luca Cigarini.due to injuries. It's uncertain whether Javi Varas or Cesar will be guarding Palanganas' goal in San Mames.
Another six-pointer in the first game of the final third of the Spanish Primera Division, who will claim it?
For the first time in the tournament, Cristiano Ronaldo will have to watch Karim Benzema and Emmanuel Adebayor leading Blancos' attack this Sunday in Santander. Fernando Gago, Lass Diarra and Kaka are also ruled out due to injuries.
Marcelino Garcia Toral knows it won't be easy to stop Real Madrid from taking the three points. Manuel Arana, Henrique Buss and Adrián González won't be able to perform, though Giovanni Dos Santos might be playing his debut game with Racing from the first minute on.
Mesut Ozil and Angel Di Maria will be the nexus between Xabi Alonso and Esteban Granero, and Galacticos' new attacking duo. The memories of the last game, when Racing fell at the Santiago Bernabeu 6-1, are still vivid, but many things have changed in the last semester.
A vital test for Jose Mourinho to see how dependant on Cristiano Ronaldo his Blancos have grown. Can Racing claim a major victory and jump to the upper half of the positions table?
Martin Lasarte's Real Sociedad needs the full scoring this week in La Coruña to take full advantage of Sevilla's misstep in San Mames' Cathedral. Eight points separate Deportivo from Real Sociedad in the table standings, but is yet to see what's the difference as both teams lock horns at the Riazor.
Former Boca Juniors' winger Claudio Morel recovered on time for the clash and is expected to lead the advance from the right wing from the first minute on, unlike Deportivo's defender Alberto Lopo, who misses the game due to disciplinary action.
Ruben Perez and Antoine Griezzmann return to their respective teams, and their performance in the midfield will surely have a major impact in the development of the game.
Real Sociedad wants to claim the last points needed to secure their permanence in the Primera Division, while Deportivo wants to celebrate its first victory after three consecutive draws.
