In-depth analysis and insights before every match across Europe's top leagues.
Athletic Club
VillarrealSan Mamés Barria has a way of making fixtures feel bigger than their position in the table suggests, and Sunday evening's meeting between Athletic Club and Villarreal is no exception. Ernesto Valverde
Celta Vigo
OviedoCelta Vigo host Oviedo at Abanca-Balaídos on Sunday afternoon. This is not a complicated fixture to read. One side is sixth in La Liga with 44 points from 30 matches. The other is bottom of the table
Sevilla
Atletico MadridRight, this is a proper La Liga six-pointer in its own way. Sevilla hosting Atletico Madrid at the Estadio Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán, 7pm kick-off. Two Argentine managers going head-to-head. Matías Almeyd
Osasuna
Real BetisRight, Sunday lunchtime La Liga football and we are heading to Iruñea. Osasuna host Real Betis at Estadio El Sadar and honestly... this one has proper scenes potential. Two teams with absolutely nothi
Mallorca
Rayo VallecanoThere is a particular quality to a match like this one, where neither side carries the easy confidence of safety nor the despair of certain relegation, and yet everything feels taut with consequence.
Barcelona
EspanyolRight, it doesn't get much bigger than this in Barcelona, does it. The Derbi barceloní. Camp Nou. Hans-Dieter Flick's side against their city rivals Espanyol, who are having one of those seasons where
Elche
ValenciaThere is a particular quality to a relegation battle in the Spanish spring, when the afternoon light sits low over the pitch and every misplaced pass carries the weight of an entire season. The Estadi