Villarreal have not yet given up the fight for fourth place and if they succeed in Girona, they will put pressure on Sociedad. At the same time, the Basques are waiting for a match at Camp Nou…While Barcelona can use the match against Sociedad to celebrate winning the title of the ruler of Spain, the visitors from San Sebastian have to focus until the end of the season.Coach Imanol Alguacil’s players are fighting for Champions League qualification and a possible win in Barcelona would be an important step.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Otherwise, Villarreal and Betis could come dangerously close to fourth place. Of course, Sociedad are not safe, even though they have a five point lead over the Yellow Submarine. The Basques have a rather complicated schedule and, in addition to Barcelona, they play against Almeria, Atlético Madrid and Sevilla.Alguacil’s boys bowed out in the last round and drew 2-2 with another Catalan team, Girona, at home. On the other hand, their form is not bad and against Girona it was the fifth game without defeat in a row.The city of Barcelona is celebrating. At least the part loving the Blaugrana colors. The first championship title since 2019 was definitely confirmed in the previous round, when Barcelona defeated Espanyol 4-2 in the city derby. At the same time, Xavi’s team won the third game in a row and already has an unattainable lead at the top. But this has been a rather strange season for Barça. Winning the championship is in stark contrast to the performance in the European competitions, where the famous team failed significantly for the second time in a row. However, no one cares about that in their current state of ‘intoxication’.Proud of you boys! 🌟 pic.twitter.com/7FZJGh4yvd— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) May 19, 2023 Of course, there is a lot of speculation about the future direction of the club, whose big financial problems are still not abating. President Joan Laporta is expected to extend coach Xavi’s contract in the coming days, while former player Deco will take over as sporting director. There were also reports that another official, Mateu Alemany, will stay at Camp Nou where he initially wanted to leave the club. The question is also with which team Barcelona will defend the championship title…Sociedad have not been doing well against Barcelona for a long time. The Basques last beat the Catalan giants in April 2016 and have only drawn twice and lost the rest of their matches since then. This year, Barcelona won 4-1 at Anoeta, and also succeeded at Camp Nou in the quarter-finals of the Copa del Rey (1-0). But the team from San Sebastian has the motivation to finally end this negative streak, because the victory will bring them significantly closer to the coveted Champions League. Barcelona will miss midfielder Gavi, who picked up too many yellow cards, otherwise the team is there for Xavi to choose. Sociedad cannot boast of that. Mendez, Sadiq and Merkelanz are still injured.Villarreal may have managed to win their last two matches against Girona, but the Yellow Submarine face a very difficult task on Saturday afternoon. The home team from Catalonia is proud of their good form and has confidence.Saturday’s first match of the 35th round of the Primera will be a match between Girona and Villarreal at the Estadio Municipal de Montilivi, and two great teams in excellent form will meet. Coach Mitchel is unbeaten with Girona in four matches, during which time his team has faced Real Madrid, Sevilla, Mallorca and Sociedad. They even managed to beat Los Blancos and share the points with Sociedad in the last round.It is confirmed: Another year together for Ancelotti and Real MadridIt won’t be enough to qualify for the Champions League, that’s clear, but even the current seventh place is definitely not a negative balance. It guarantees entry into the Conference League, but Girona do not have to stop thinking about the Europa League either. They are seven points short, and there are 12 left to take. It would be a fantastic feat for a newcomer to the league.As in the case of Girona, Villarreal are playing solidly. They are unbeaten in the last four games (winning three of those), and was especially successful in the last round in which they excelled. Girona had no problems with Bilbao’s defense and smashed the Lions 5-1. The excellent form has boosted Villarreal’s hopes of a breakthrough to the Champions League, from which they are currently five points away.LA LIGA – ROUND 35FridayCadiz – Valladolid 2-0 (0-0)/Bongonda 69, 76 pen/Saturday15:00: (2.85) Girona (3.40) Villareal (2.50)17:15: (1.73) Ath.Bilbao (3.70) Celta (5.90)19:30: (2.37) Almeria (3.30) Mallorca (3.20)19:30: (1.57) Getafe (3.80) Elche (7.50)22:00: (1.94) Barcelona (3.60) Sociedad (4.50)Sunday15:00: (2.30) Rayo Vallecano (3.50) Espanyol (3.40)17:15: (1.43) Atl.Madrid (4.80) Osasuna (9.50)19:30: (3.15) Valencia (3.50) Real Madrid (2.40)22:00: (2.45) Sevilla (3.40) Betis (3.20)***odds are subject to change***
