The fight for the title in Spain continues this week, with the matches of the 18th round of La Liga – the table toppers Barcelona will be on the field first, 8.30 PM EAT as they host Getafe, and then from 9 PM EAT Real Madrid will pay a visit to Athletic Bilbao.Before this match, the difference in the table is three points in favor of the Catalans. Xavi Hernandez’s team created that gap two weeks ago, when they last played a league match. They defeated Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano with 1-0 and thus took advantage of Real’s league defeat against Villarreal (2-1).The biggest Spanish clubs ‘sat out’ the last round, they played in Saudi Arabia in the Spanish Super Cup. There, Barça won the trophy, in the final they defeated the Royal Club 3-1, and after that they confirmed their good form on Thursday in Copa del Rey, where they defeated lower league team Ceuta 5-0.RESMI✅: DAFTAR PEMAIN YANG DIBAWA XAVI UNTUK MELAWAN GETAFE #Barcelona #BarcelonaGetafe #LaLiga pic.twitter.com/qWTJQOkVhZ— BARCELONA GARIS KERAS! (@saputra_marfel) January 22, 2023 It was the Catalans’ ninth win in the last 10 matches in all competitions. The only failure since October 26 and the defeat to Bayern in the Champions League was a match with city rivals Espanyol, on the last day of 2022, which ended in a goal-each draw.The next victim of the leader could be Getafe. Coach Quique Sanchez Flores can’t really brag about a positive form – his results are bad, his team is not in the relegation zone only because it has a better goal difference than Valladolid.##EDITORS_CHOICE##The good news for Barcelona is that Ansu Fati has been playing really well in the last two matches, reminding of the days when he impressed Spain at the age of 16. He will lead the attack alongside Raphinha and Ousmane Dembele, as Ferran Torres and Robert Lewandowski are suspended and Memphis Depay has moved to Atletico.Real Madrid are in a knockdown after losing to Villarreal (La Liga) and Barcelona (Spanish Super Cup). the Royal Club did take revenge on the Yellow Submarine last Thursday in Copa del Rey (3-2), but that is not enough consolation for the fans. Carlo Ancelotti’s team is expected to play well and, of course, win in Bilbao, at the San Mames Stadium, where the Madrid team has won all three of their last three away games.Kutoka La Liga irejee baada ya mashindano ya Kombe la Dunia, Athletic Bilbao hawajawahi kushinda mchuano wowote, sakasaka yao ya ushindi wataipeleka kwa wageni wao leo Real Madrid. Watatoboa? Kuwa Mshindi! Cheza sasa 👉 https://t.co/7KsqCIFJ9D#LaLiga pic.twitter.com/K0A4wQXj3o— Mozzart Bet Kenya (@mozzartbetkenya) January 22, 2023 However, in February of last year, Bilbao managed to defeat Real Madrid in front of their fans in the national cup. The score was 1-0 then but that’s a less important competition.Ancelotti cannot count on Dani Carvajal, David Alaba, Aurelien Tchouameni and Lucas Vazquez tonight due to injuries. In addition, the Italian crossed out Odriozola, Vallejo, Eden Hazard and Mariano, so his hands are pretty much tied when making the team. Karim Benzema has recovered, he will operate in front of Vinicius Junior, and the only question is whether Luka Modrić will be behind them or whether the Croatian will rest this weekend.LA LIGAFridayReal Mallorca – Celta Vigo 1-0 (0-0)/Rodriguez 59/SaturdayRayo Vallecano – Real Sociedad 0-2 (0-2)/Sorloth 15, Barrenetxea 36/Espanyol – Betis 1-0 (1-0)/Braithwaite 43/Atletico Madrid – Valladolid 3-0 (3-0)/Morata 18, Griezmann 23, Hermoso 28/Sevilla – Cadiz 1-0 (0-0)/Rakitic 88 pen/Sunday16.00: (1.75) Villareal (3.60) Girona (4.90)18.15: (3.60) Elche (3.20) Osasuna (2.30)20.30: (1.20) Barcelona (7.75) Getafe (16.0)23.00: (2.95) Ath.Bilbao (3.30) Real Madrid (2.45)Monday23.00: (1.63) Valencia (3.80) Almeria (5.70)***odds are subject to change
