Three matches on Tuesday, three on Wednesday and four on Thursday. Such is the schedule of matches in the midweek 33rd round of La Liga. Yesterday, Barcelona justified the status of favorite against Osasuna, Almeria rejoiced against the drowning Elche, and Real Madrid succumbed in San Sebastián where they were defeated by Sociedad. This means that Atlético Madrid will take over second place if they beat Cadiz tonight. At the same time, Villarreal are fighting in Valencia to keep a small hope for a place in the Champions League, and Getafe need three points against Celta in the fight for survival…After a strong second half of the season, Atletico Madrid are clearly on course to qualify for Europe’s elite. Last week, they won 5-2 in Valladolid, and in this round also Diego Simeone’s team is facing a relegation-battling squad. Another piece of good news is that Estadio Metropolitano has had almost no problems with Cadiz in the past.Cádiz will enter the fight against a highly motivated Madrid team from 15th place, with only four points ahead of Espanyol, who are in the relegation zone. The Colchoneros would like to finally overtake their biggest rival, and they will have a great opportunity to do so against the Yellows, although Cadiz will not give their opponent anything for free after an important victory last weekend.If atlético de Madrid win Cadiz today they will climb 2nd in laliga table above real Madrid. pic.twitter.com/xk33QaU8h1— ℂ𝕙𝕚𝕞𝕖𝕩🛎️ (@chimex_guy) May 3, 2023 The Madrid team has been in really good form in recent weeks. Out of 16 league matches, they lost only one, and that was against the sovereign leader, Barcelona, at the Camp Nou. On Sunday night, Diego Simeone’s team ravaged Castilla y León when they faced Valladolid at the Jose Zorrilla Stadium.The guests confirmed their great form already in the first half, when Gimenez and Morata followed up on Molina’s opening goal. Valladolid managed to dramatize the match, they got back to 2-3, but the favorite did not allow to leave without all three points. In the end, the Madridians secured a 5-2 victory with two more accurate strikes.Cadiz have struggled so far this season, especially in attack. They have the second-fewest goals scored of any team in Primera Division , with just 25 goals in 32 games.Both teams suffer from several absences. Mandava, Savić and Llorente will not start, there is a question mark over the participation of Jan Oblak. Cadiz stand even worse ith the absentees – due to card suspensions, Hernandez and San Emeterio will not play, while Calla, Chust, Ocampo, Garrido, Marti and Zaldua are injured.##EDITORS_CHOICE##It will be interesting at Mestalla as well. Valencia are going through a very difficult season and are close to the relegation positions. To avoid falling into that zone, they need to pick up points, and that could be a problem on Wednesday night, as Villarreal will appear on her doorstep. The Yellow Submarine is still not giving up on the dream of qualifying for the Champions League.The team coached by their own club legend Ruben Baraja is at disappointing 17th place in the championship and the near future does look bright. There are still six games left in the season, but Valencia have built a lead of just two points over the bottom three. At the end of last month, the Bats played Elche and then Valladolid, and won both those matches. But then the previous round came – Valencia entered the match as favourites, but Cadiz surprised them. Baraja was not happy at all after the game.”We lacked focus and we stopped paying attention. We obviously had the advantage, we outsmarted the opponent, but even 16 shots were not enough to win. I’m very sorry, because the team has started to understand each other lately We will have to work on it to be more efficient” said Bataja.Valencia will miss Kluivert and Andre at home, while Perez is also not in ideal condition. We won’t see Coquelan in Villarreal’s colors again this season, and Morales and Kiko also suffer from health problems. Villarreal are eight points behind in fourth place, despite winning their last two league matches.A painful night out in Basque country – unused Real Madrid gem punishes his former clubLA LIGA – MATCHDAY 33TuesdayAlmeria – Elche 2-1 (1-0)/Baptistao 22, Embarba 52 – Ponce 90/Barcelona – Osasuna 1-0 (0-0)/Alba 86/Real Sociedad – Real Madrid 2-0 (0-0)/Kubo 47, Barrenetxea 85/Wednesday20:30 (2.95) Valencia (3.45) Villarreal (2.50)23:00 (1.30) Atl. Madrid (5.20) Cádiz (11.0)23:00 (2.55) Getafe (3.15) Celta Vigo (3.20)Thursday20:30 (2.25) Girona (3.30) Mallorca(3.60)20:30 (1.88) Sevilla (3.50) Espanyol (4.30)23:00 (1.75) Athletic Club (3.70) Real Betis (5.40)23:00 (1.85) Rayo Vallecano (3.60) Valladolid (4.80)***odds are subject to change***
