Two weeks ago, Barcelona beat Getafe in Madrid by 5-2 and kept the number one position in the Primera League. However, Atletico Madrid are closely following Barça, hoping for their bad results.

This friday Atletico Madrid will travel to Malaga, they will be keen to make a statement that they have what it takes to break the Real – Barca dominance which has turned La Liga into a perpetual two horse race.

Valencia sacked Miroslav Djukic after the lost they suffered from Atletico Madrid and on the place of team manager put Nico Estevez.

Two teams with the same number of points and the same potential for going up or down the Primera table, face this Friday.

Diego Simeone's team looks extremely powerful this season as they try to get another win in their upcoming game after winning 2-0 against Elche.

After a disappointing 1-0 defeat against Athletic Bilbao, Barcelona, still without Messi, will be looking to return to their winning ways as they host Villarreal at Camp Nou.

Levante will welcome Elche to Estadi Ciutat de Valencia where both of them will go for 3 points in order to skip each other on La Liga table.

Real Betis, the worst-performing La Liga side, welcomes Rayo Vallecano on this Sunday in what could be an exciting clash of bottom-dwellers. Vallecano is at the 19th position, one rung above Betis.

Sevilla had a morale-boosting 4-0 win over Real Betis in the derby match last week. They travel to Granada this weekend and hope to keep the feel good bubble alive for as many weeks as possible.

The once mighty Valencia welcomes Osasuna on this Sunday. Valencia has shown a tendency to struggle against lower-placed teams in the points table.