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This weekend the 29th round of matches in Spain will take place. There should be a lot of passion, as there are only 10 rounds left until the end of the championship. Here is an overview of three matches taking place on Saturday.
(5th in the championship) - (1st in the championship) Kick-off: 20:30 Lithuanian time Madrid's "Real" will try to recover from the defeat in the Spanish King's Cup final on Wednesday, where they lost 2-3 after extra time to "Zaragoza." The Spanish championship leaders will be without their top scorer, Brazilian Ronaldo, who is nursing an injury, and Spaniard Guti, who received a red card in Wednesday's match. After playing two consecutive draws, "Real" is only 4 points ahead of "Valencia" in 2nd place. The coach should no longer take risks and field the strongest lineup. Aitor Karanka is suspended for the Basque team. It is worth mentioning that "Athletc Bilbao" had a whole week to prepare for this match, while many "Real" players played even 120 minutes on Wednesday.
La Coruna (4) - (20) Kick-off: 22:00 Lithuanian time Poor form for "Deportivo" - only 1 point in the last 4 matches - should end in this match against "Murcia," who are in last place in the championship and are 9 points behind the 19th place, earning only 1 point in the last 5 matches against "Atletico." Despite losing the 3rd place to a resurgent "Barcelona," the team's coach, Javier Irureta, claims they have not lost hope to fight for the championship title: "Until the end of the championship, we can still earn 30 points. We will fight for the title as long as there are theoretical chances to win it." The coach also stated that the team is distracted because they are focusing all their energy on the Champions League. Unlike John Toshack, who leads "Murcia," who will be without the injured Daniel Jensen, can field all key players in the fight.
Madrid (6) - Sevilla (10) Kick-off: 22:30 Lithuanian time Although "Atletico" has only earned 5 points in their last 6 matches, they still hold the 6th position in the championship, which guarantees a spot in next year's UEFA Cup, but they must push hard if they want to beat the ambitious "Betis" players, including the returning Brazilian Marcos Assuncao, who has been recovering from an injury for 3 months. "Atletico" coach, Gregorio Manzano, can select almost all his players, except Santi Denia, who still has back problems. "Betis," who have drawn three of their last 4 matches and lost one, have a fighting spirit as they aim to qualify for next year's UEFA Cup.
