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After a short break in the national championships, which was dedicated to qualifying matches for the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the 7th round of the Spanish championship ("La Liga") will be played this weekend. On Saturday, three matches will be played, two of which are expected to attract a lot of spectators, while the remaining seven will be played on Sunday.
Saturday
La Coruna (11th place in the championship) - (13)
After a not so impressive start to the season, one of Spain's strongest teams, La Coruna's "Deportivo," will have an ideal opportunity to achieve their first victory at home against the newcomer "Getafe" team in La Liga. "SuperDeporo" defender Cesar Martinas is optimistic before the match: "The team has no major injuries, there is competition for places in the starting lineup, and the victory against 'Real' has given us a lot of confidence in our abilities. In recent years, we have demonstrated a very stable game, and I think we will fight for the top positions this year."
It is expected that defender Enrique Romero and striker Walter Pandiani will return to the lineup for Deportivo in these matches after recovering from injuries.
Meanwhile, Gabriel Fernandez, a defender for Getafe, says that their team, after defeating Bilbao "Athletic" in the last round, will try to make the most of the flanks in these matches.
Sevilla (14) - (10) Madrid
According to Real stars Zinedine Zidane and Fernando Morientes, these matches against "Betis" and the upcoming matches against defending champions "Valencia" could be the turning point of the season: if Real wins both matches, they will rise from their playing crisis, but if they lose, they will be in an unfavorable situation. After losing in Bilbao against local "Athletic" and a 1-0 defeat at home against "Deportivo," the royal club quickly fell to 10th place in the Spanish championship standings.
It is expected that Fernando Morientes, who was not invited to play for Spain in the matches against Belgium and Lithuania, will have a place in the starting lineup in these matches. However, it is uncertain whether Luis Figo will play due to a minor ankle injury.
