After the 2022 debut and copa del Rey matchup, the La Liga powers will continue their journey of the season this weekend, with the two focus battles of real Madrid at home against Valencia, Atletico Madrid challenging Villarreal away, and Madrid's duo and Valencia's regional doubles, who can win in the end?
There will also be a away match between Barça and Granada in this round, a battle at home for Espanyol against Elche, and a recent home game against Getafe with good momentum at home, can Sevilla continue to catch up with Real Madrid? Will Barca be able to continue their all-win results in official competitions since the New Year?
Levante vs Mallorca
Levante won one game in the first half Mallorca had to avoid a three-game losing streak
With 19 rounds of the season over 38 rounds, Levante ended up without a single victory in the first half, becoming the second La Liga team to unbeaten in the first half of a single season, the last being Athletic Gijón in 1997-98. After winning 5-0 by the Yellow Submarines in the last round, Levante's consecutive la Liga record across seasons has also expanded to 27 games, and the Frogs are in an unprecedented low.
Mallorca has suffered losses in the past two rounds, the last round of home against the remnants of Barca regrettably defeated, this game to meet the low morale of Levante, they must avoid the embarrassment of three consecutive La Liga defeats, this season the two teams conceded the first and second most points in La Liga due to the second half of the goal, Levante lost as many as 18 points, Mallorca also lost 14 points.
Real Sociedad vs Celta
Real Sociedad have not won in the last six rounds whether Celta can continue their good momentum
Real Sociedad is no longer as brave as they were at the beginning of the season, they have not tasted a win in the last 6 rounds of 2 draws and 4 defeats, and have slipped to 7th place in the table, and in the first game of 2022 against Alaves, Real Sociedad finally only got one point, which is also the first point they have won after four consecutive defeats. In the midweek Copa del Rey against Leganes, Real Sociedad qualified after a 3-2 away win, can they bring their good form back to La Liga?
Celta have suffered three consecutive defeats against Real Sociedad in La Liga, but Celta's 2022 debut was eye-catching, they beat Real Betis, who have performed extremely well this season, the veteran Aspars has scored two dollars, Aspars has scored nine goals against Real Sociedad in La Liga, can he continue to score goals in this game?
Granada vs Barcelona
Barca away to Pomegranates Alves are expected to make their La Liga debut after their return
Barca away to challenge the recently in good form of the Pomegranate Legion Granada, into 2022, although Barca lineup is not in order, but still in La Liga and the Copa del Rey two official games to win, away to Linaras in the Copa del Rey game, 38-year-old veteran Alves Phi put on the team, good performance, this game is expected to appear in La Liga again after nearly 6 years.
Granada have been unbeaten in their last 6 La Liga matches, in good form, they have achieved a win and a draw against Barca twice in La Liga in 2021, in the sprint stage last season, the Pomegranate Army defeated Barca at the Camp Nou, basically ruined the Red and Blue Army's hopes for the title last season, granada drew 1-1 with Barca at Camp Nou at the beginning of this season, can they continue to block Barca in this game?
Real Madrid vs Valencia
Real Madrid seek a rebound after losing the year Bat Legion are tough opponents
Real Madrid's 2022 start was black, away to Getafe, Ancelotti's team suffered the second La Liga defeat since the beginning of the season, 11 rounds of unbeaten also came to an abrupt end, but the Midweek Copa del Rey stadium Real Madrid did not repeat the mistakes of last season, successfully eliminated Alcoano into the next round, this game ushered in a strong dialogue with the Bat Army, Ancelotti's team is looking forward to a rebound in La Liga.
The Bats have always been tough opponents for Real Madrid, and while Real Madrid have won the last two games against Valencia, they have never won three straight against the Bats since 2011. The Bat Legion lost to Espanyol in the last round at Mestalla, bidding farewell to 2021 with a defeat, but they have won both away games in the past, and who can have the last laugh in this strong matchup?
Vallecano vs Royal Betis
Can the Lightning Return home continue to erupt Betis is looking forward to getting out of the streak
The Lightning's excellent performance of the Season Vallecano relies on excellent home results, so far this season their home record is 8 wins and 1 draw, back at home they look forward to continuing the excellent results, the 2022 debut away to Atletico Madrid home, Vallecano suffered a defeat, but zhou China King Cup facing coach Ilola's old club Mirandes, the Lightning Army won and advanced.
Betis was hit by the first blow in his 2022 debut, sitting at home was overturned by Celta, and suffered two consecutive defeats in La Liga, fortunately, in the Zhou China King's Cup, they finally beat Valladolid 3-0 away to successfully qualify, this game is the devil's home of Vallecano, can Betis get out of the haze of two consecutive defeats in La Liga?
Sevilla vs Getafe
Can Getafe overthrow Real Madrid at the beginning of the year can Sevilla win?
After the new year's opening, Sevilla became the biggest threat to Real Madrid's top position, only 5 points behind Real Madrid in the case of one game less, but due to the upcoming Start of the African Cup of Nations, Sevilla will temporarily lose the main goalkeeper Bunu and the two forwards Ennesri and Munir.
Under the leadership of Flores, Getafe gradually got rid of the state of deception at the beginning of the season, in the opening battle of 2022, Getafe led the leader Real Madrid to cut off the horse, and now will face Sevilla, which ranks second in the table, can Getafe continue to block the competition for the title? Sevilla have won five straight against Getafe in La Liga and have not conceded a single goal.
Alaves vs Athletic Bilbao
Replacement of Alaves state rebounds Basque Lions look forward to continuing good form
In a Basque derby, the changed coach Alaves drew 1-1 with another Basque side, Real Sociedad, in the last round, Athletic Bilbao also showed his form after the New Year, Sanchet's hat-trick allowed the Basque Lions to beat Osasuna 3-1 away, and the Midweek Copa del Rey also advanced to the next round.
In the past six seasons, Athletic Bilbao has not won away games against Alaves, but Alaves' new coach Mendiliba has only won 3 of the last 24 times he has led the team to Atlético Bilbao, the most recent of which was in 2015 when he led Eibar to beat Athletic Bilbao.
Osasuna vs Cadiz
Osasuna suffered a ten-round winless game with Just one win in the last 13 rounds
Osasuna, who were in great form at the beginning of the season, has been in serious decline recently, they have not won a single game in the last 10 rounds, Andis is in equally bad shape, they have only one win in their last 13 rounds, they are in the bottom two places in the table, the two teams must fight to win in this narrow way, Osasuna needs to stop the downward trend, and Cádiz is fighting for relegation.
The last five la Liga matches against Cadiz, Osasuna have won all, the two teams in 2021 in the two direct encounters have played a big score, Osasuna finally beat Cadiz 3-2, The last time Cadiz beat Osasuna in official matches dates back to the 2017 Copa del Rey.
Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid
The first match of the two teams of the season is a shocking scene What will be the story of this game?
Another focus battle in this round, the two teams in the Wanda Metropolitan Stadium for the first time of the season clashed dramatically full scene, the away game Villarreal until the 95th minute of the game to lead Atletico 2-1, at this time the submarine squad mandy and Rulli had a huge super super low-level coordination error, a bizarre big oolong, let the home team of Atletico complete the whistle draw, to the side of the submarine manager Emery to be confused. What will happen to the story of the two teams in the second game this season?
Atletico are finally back on track since the Start of the Year, first beating their younger brother Rayo Vallecano in the Madrid derby to return to the top four of the table, and then firing in the Copa del Rey, winning 5-0 against TheRay Dakhonda Lightning to advance to the table. The Yellow Submarine has been in full shape since successfully hitting the line in the final round of the Champions League group stage, but what will be the final result of this strong dialogue after losing to Gijon Athletic in the gutters of the Copa del Rey in midweek?
Espanyol vs Elche
Espanyol celebrates New Year's La Liga debut Can they continue their home games?
After defeating Valencia in the final battle of 2021 and winning the first away game, Espanyol eliminated Ponferradina through a penalty shootout in the Zhou China King's Cup, struggling to qualify, and the home match with Elche will be espanyol's New Year La Liga debut, after espanyol have achieved 6 wins and 1 draw at home, can they continue the excellent performance at home?
In the first leg of Elche's meeting with Espanyol this season, Wu Lei was given the opportunity to start, but was replaced after the start of the second half, can he get another chance in this game? Elche have won just one of their last 19 home games away to Espanyol, how will they deal with this game, still near the relegation zone?