| Saturday OCTOBER 15 | KO | Sunday OCTOBER 16 | KO |
| Levante - Malaga | 1800 | Rayo Vallecano -Espanyol | 1200 |
| Sevilla - Sporting Gijon | 1800 | Zaragoza - RealSociedad | 1600 |
| Getafe - Villarreal | 1800 | Monday OCTOBER 17 | |
| Real Madrid - Real Betis | 1800 | Athletic Bilbao -Osasuna | 2100 |
| Mallorca - Valencia | 1800 | | |
| Barcelona - RacingSantander | 2000 | | |
| Granada - Atletico Madrid | 2200 | all kick-offs in CET | |
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Munua
Javi Venta, Ballesteros, Nano,Juanfran
X. Torres, Iborra
Valdo, Barkero, Juanlu
Kone
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Willy
Gamez, Demichelis, Mathijsen,Eliseu
Toulalan, Maresca
Cazorla, Joaquin
Van Nistelrooy, Rondon
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| KEY FACTS |
- Levante lie second in laLiga, Barcelona are ahead on the virtue of goal difference as the sides are level on 14 points.
- The hosts have the meanest defence in LaLiga, conceding just three goals in six matches.
- Rafael Jorda is still unavailable, whilst striker Carlos Aranda withdrew from Thursday's training session but should still feature.
| | - Malaga continued their strong start to the season with a 3-2 win over Getafe; Julio Baptista scoring an injury-time winner with a brilliant overhead kick
- Malaga are the only side, bar Barcelona and Real Madrid, to have reached double figures in the scoring charts
- Duda is likely to miss the match due to a sprained ankle, whilst Baptista is also a doubt
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Varas
Caceres, Spahic, Alexis, Navarro
Medel
Navas, Rakitic, Perotti
Kanoute, Manu
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Juan Pablo
Lora, Botia, Hernandez, Canella
Castro, Rivera, De las Cuevas
Trejo, Barral, Sangoy
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| KEY FACTS |
- Sevilla drew 0-0 last weekend against AtleticoMadrid.
- Los Rojiblancos have a 100 per cent record at home so far this season, whilst they have drawn every game on their travels.
- Star man Alvaro Negredowill miss the visit of Sporting Gijon through injury.
| | - Sporting Gijon were narrowly defeated by Barcelona last time out, losing 1-0 to PepGuardiola's side
- Sporting are one of two teams yet to pick up a win this season, the other being Racing
- Carmelo and Nacho Novowill both miss the trip toSevilla.
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Moya
Torres, Lopo, Diaz, Masilela
Pedro Leon, J. Rodriguez, Lacen, Sarabia
Guiza, Miku | |
Cesar
Zapata, Gonzalo, Musacchio, Joan Oriol
Marchena, Bruno
De Guzman, Borja Valero, Cani
Rossi
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| KEY FACTS |
- Getafe threw away a lead two minutes from time against Malaga, going down 3-2 to leave them one place above the relegation zone.
- Pedro Leon and goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya are facing a fitness battle to be fit for Villarreal's visit on Saturday.
- Getafe have managed just two goals at home in three matches.
| | - Marco Ruben could return againstGetafe but still has to prove his fitness before kick-off
- Villarreal are in lowly 13th place after managing just one victory in their opening six matches
- Brazilian striker Nilmar faces a spell on the sidelines through injury, forcing the Yellow Submarines to rethink their formation.
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Jose Mourinho's men welcome the visit of Pepe Mel's Verdiblancos, who have lost their last two matches after a four-game winning streak to kick off the campaign.
A full preview of this fixture can be found here.
| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Aouate
Zuiverloon, Chico, Ramis Caceres
Victor, Pina
Alfaro, Tejera, Nsue
Tomer Hemed
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Guiata
Miguel, Ruiz, Rami, Mathieu
Abelda, Banega
Canales, Costa, Piatti
Soldado
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| KEY FACTS |
- Mallorca managed to rescue a point against Osasuna last time out thanks to a late Hemed penalty.
- Kevin Garcia has been sidelined for four months after tearing a muscle in his thigh.
- Joaquin Caparros is taking charge of his first match since replacing Michael Laudrup as coach.
| | - Valencia will be without Hedwiges Maduro who was injured on international duty; the Dutch player is likely to be out for up to four months.
- Unai Emery's side have lost once this season, away to Sevilla.
- Jordi Alba made his full international debut for Spain against Scotland on Tuesday night; the world champions ran out 3-1 winners.
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| Barcelona | vs | Racing Santander |
Domestic duties return for Pep Guardiola's side, after seven of the squad started against Scotland for Spain in midweek.
A full preview of this fixture can be found here.
| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Roberto
Nyom, Diakhate, Mainz, Jaime
Moises, Yebda
Jara, Geijo, Benitez
Uche | |
Courtois
Silvio, Miranda, Dominguez, Filipe Luis
Gabi, Tiago
Reyes, Diego, Salvio
Falcao
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| KEY FACTS |
- Granada lie 19th in la Liga after managing to pick up just four points in their opening six games this season.
- Granada's sole victory came at home, a surprising 1-0 win against Villarreal.
- The home side have no injury issues ahead of Atletico's trip on Saturday.
| | - Atletico have lost all of their away matches so far this season
- The Madrid club have recorded a 2-2-2 record in their first six matches, leaving them eighth in La Liga
- Arda Turan, Antonio Lopez and Silvio could all miss the match against Granada with muscular injuries
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Gimenez
Tito, Arribas, Labaka, Casado
Fuego, Movilla,
Koke, Michu, Botelho
Piti | |
Alvarez
Moreno, Forlin, Galan, Didac Vila
Javi Lopez, Romaric, Javi Marquez, Verdu
Rui Fonte, Sergio Garcia
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| KEY FACTS |
- Rayo have collected six points from the same number of games, but are yet to win at home.
- Alexjandro Arribas picked up an injury in Rayo's last outing. He trained on Wednesday but is unlikely to be fit for Sunday's match.
- Rayo striker Raul Tamudo - who will be lining up against his old club - thinks his side should have the belief that they can win any game.
| | - Espanyol have had a slow start to the season, losing four of their opening six matches leaving them in 15th in laLiga
- Real Madrid were the first team to beat Espanyol at the Estadio Cornella-El Prat in 2011-12, registering a resounding 4-0 victory.
- Injured trio Vazquez, Mattioni and Albin are not expected to be available.
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| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Roberto
Silva, Parades, Meira
Juarez, Ruben, Ponzio, Lafita
Barrera, Garcia
Postiga | |
Bravo
C. Martinez, I. Martinez, Demidov, Bella
Aranburu, Mariga
Prieto, Zurutuza, Griezmann
Agirretxe
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| KEY FACTS |
- Zaragoza are one place behind their opponents, the two teams separated by a single point.
- The home side tested Villarreal last week before a late Perez goal left the sides locked at 2-2 come full-time.
- Zaragoza's Lanzaro is suspended, whilst injured trio Abraham, Adam Pinter and Anthony Thomas are missing.
| | - Sociedad were narrowly defeated by Bilbao last time out, leaving them withseven points.
- Asier Illarramendi and Carlos Vela will both miss the match againstZaragoza.
- In this match last season, the home side were the victors by two goals to one, true of the reverse fixture also.
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Sunday OCTOBER 16
| PROBABLE LINE-UPS |
Iraizoz
Iraola, Amorebieta, San Jose, Marcos
Gurpegi, Iturraspe
Muniain, Martinez, Susaeta
De Marcos | |
FernandezRaitala, Lolo, Flano, Bertran
Lama, Punal, Raul Garcia
Cejudo, Nino
Sola
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| KEY FACTS |
- Fernando Llorente struck twice as Bilbao bagged their first win of the season with a 2-1 victory overSociedad.
- Bilbao's win, the first domestically for coach Marcelo Bielsa, lifted them out of the relegation zone.
- Llorente is a doubt after complaints regarding a knee injury emerged in training on Thursday.
| | - Osasuna were involved in a high-octane match against Mallorca before the international break; eventually the teams shared the spoils in a 2-2 draw.
- Ruben is out of the match against Bilbao.
- Osasuna lie 10th in the table, and have failed to win away from home in three matches this season.
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