During the New Year's Day holiday, La Liga was full of drama, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid ushered in the Madrid regional derby in prime time, and Barca's 2022 debut will be away to Mallorca.
Can andalusian duos Sevilla and Betis, who are in explosive form in 2021, continue their form into the new year? On this occasion of retiring the old and welcoming the new, La Liga will accompany you on your unforgettable holiday!
Getafe vs Real Madrid
Half-time champions duel with regional brothers Real Madrid are looking forward to victory to end the first half
Real Madrid, who welcomed Carlo Ancelotti, played in the first half of the season without a doubt, locking up the half-time championship early, winning the first leg of the national derby and madrid city derby, and the offensive line formed by Benzema and Vinicius was violently output. Facing the same regional brother Getafe, Real Madrid aim to end the first half with victory and welcome the arrival of 2022, and Real Madrid have remained unbeaten in their first official matches in the past six calendar years.
Getafe's first official match of 2020 was also at home against Real Madrid, and they eventually lost 3-0, and after a wave of five unbeaten matches, Getafe temporarily escaped the relegation zone on the occasion of New Year's Eve. Getafe coach Flores won the last time he led a team to real madrid in La Liga, in 2018, when he led Espanyol to a 1-0 home win over Real Madrid.
Atletico Madrid vs Vallecano
Can the Madrid Duoan battle for four Can the Sheets get out of the slump?
Simeone ushered in the 10th anniversary of coaching the Sheet Legion, Atletico is in the lowest period after the "bandit manager" took office, the Sheets Army ended the 2021 trip with a wave of four consecutive defeats, but also the longest wave of defeats in the Simeone era, the Sheets Army was also squeezed out of the top four of the table by the little brother Vallecano, who has performed well this season, and atletico, who tasted the joy of la Liga champions in the first half of 2021, the journey in the second half of the year was slightly bitter.
The Lightning Legion Vallecano returned to La Liga this season after the momentum is very strong, Ilola's team at the end of 2021 at the top of the table, pressure Atletico, Barca and other veteran teams, if this game can be in the Wanda Metropolitan to grab points, Vallecano can still beat Atletico in the standings, this "four" Madrid regional derby battle, is Vallecano continuing to be magical or Atletico out of the slump?
Elche vs Granada
Whether Granada can continue the good form at the end of the year Elche is a must for relegation every game
Although in the early stage of the season, Granada of the Pomegranate Army ushered in a recovery at the end of the year, the last game of 2021 sat at home to pull the defending champion Atletico Madrid down, the old gun Molina scored 5 goals in the last three games of 2021, almost single-handedly pulled the Pomegranate Army out of the trough, the first game of 2022 ushered in Elche near the relegation zone, Granada is looking forward to continuing the good form.
Elche was miraculously successful in the last minutes of 2021, and in the second half of the year they are also fighting for relegation, they are currently on the edge of the relegation zone, every game needs to go all out, since 1975, Elche has not won in La Liga against Granada.
Alaves vs Royal Sociedad
Can Alaves bounce back after the change of coach Real Sociedad is looking forward to coming out of the trough
A Basque regional derby, Alaves chose to change the coach after a wave of winlessness in the final stages of 2021, Calleja was dismissed, and Mendiliba, who had led Eibar to La Liga for many years, took office, can his arrival make Alaves's 2022 rebound? Alaves has relied almost exclusively on Joselu's offensive end this season, who has contributed 9 goals and 2 assists this season, second only to Juan mi in production among homegrown shooters.
Real Sociedad started the season well, but ended 2021 with a wave of four consecutive defeats, the last battle of 2021 Real Sociedad was reversed by Villarreal, captain Oyazavar was also sent off with a red card, the last 5 matches in La Liga against Alaves, Real Sociedad only lost one of them, can they sweep away the haze at the end of 2021?
Royal Betis vs Celta
Betis looks forward to continuing the excellent performance of 2021 The new and old local shooters face off directly
Betis's 2021 trip has brought us a lot of surprises, last season finally reached the European competition, after the excellent first half of this season, currently in the third place in the table, this season Betis scored first in the game to maintain a total of 9 wins, the last 6 home games in addition to the loss to the city rival sevilla to maintain a full victory, can their excellent performance continue into 2022?
This season, Betis' homegrown goalscorer Juanmi has suddenly exploded, scoring 11 La Liga goals in less than half of the season, and has equaled his la Liga single-season scoring record so far in his career, and as this momentum continues, Juanmi is very hopeful of winning the homegrown top scorer this season. In this game, he will face Aspass, who has won the homegrown goalscorer king three times, and who can win the direct match between the new and old local goalscorers in La Liga?
Mallorca vs Barcelona
Barca usher in the first battle of 2022 How will missing Major General Xavi respond?
For Barca fans, the mixed 2021 has passed, with the addition of Xavi and the addition of Ferran Torres, the Red and Blues need to regroup in 2022, but Ferran Torres has not yet completed the registration of La Liga players, temporarily unable to play for Barca, and plagued by the new crown epidemic and injuries, coach Xavi is not enough manpower available in this game. Mallorca recently won an upset away match against Atletico, and for Barca, the promoted team is not to be underestimated.
Barca have won only 7 of the 18 la Liga games they have played this season, the lowest win rate of the same period since the 2003-04 season, Mallorca has won only one match against Atletico in the past 9 games, and 6 of them are draws. Will Mallorca be able to continue to be upset?
Villarreal vs Levante
Valencia Regional Derby Revival Submarine Battle Slump Frog Legion
At the end of 2021, Villarreal finally found the feeling of winning consecutively, since the champions league group stage finally reversed Atalanta's head high, Emery's team maintained the record of winning all competitions, the past two seasons of local goalscorer Gerald Moreno also got rid of injury troubles to usher in the outbreak, the last 3 rounds of 5 goals, home to the bottom of the table Levante challenge, Villarreal's only goal is to continue the winning streak.
Levante set a record of shame in 2021, they have been across the season for 26 consecutive rounds of La Liga, creating the longest winless record in La Liga history, if the game is still unable to win, this record will continue to extend, the past two rounds Levante have scored 3 goals, but the final result is 3-4 loss, can Levante's bad luck end in the first game of 2022?
Osasuna vs Athletic Bilbao
Osasuna's nine-game winless end 2021 The Basque Lions strive to bounce back
Osasuna, who started the season well, has recently faded a lot, ending the 2021 journey with a nine-round winless run, six of which have not scored, but in the past three la Liga games against Athletic Bilbao, Osasuna has won two of them, and the previous seven games against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga, Osasuna has won a win.
Athletic Bilbao has scored only 17 goals in La Liga so far this season, the lowest number of goals in the same period since the 2014-15 season, the Basque Lions lost to Real Madrid in the final battle of 2021, and with the spread of the new crown pneumonia epidemic in the team, they will also face a shortage of major generals in this game, the first match in 2022, who can win the first game of the two teams?
Cadiz vs Seville
Andalusian derby Can Sevilla continue to catch up on top?
Cadiz and Sevilla usher in the Andalusian regional derby, Cádiz in 2021 high and low, as the first season of promotion horses to perform well, but this season hit the rookie wall, currently struggling on the edge of the relegation zone, Sevilla is currently in the second place in the table, 8 points behind Real Madrid, one game more, last season's battle for the title Sevilla also has the opportunity to fight for the championship this season.
Cadiz have remained unbeaten in their last eight La Liga matches against Sevilla, and their two La Liga wins so far this season have been won away from home, with high school striker Negredo facing his old home. Sevilla's Rakitic scored directly in the last two La Liga matches of 2021, can Sevilla continue to catch up with the top of the table with the victory declaration?