Round 20 Preview

Saturday:
The top 2 are in action on Saturday night as both sides face their first games since Wednesday's El Clásico. Real Madrid host bottom side Real Zaragoza at the Bernabeu in what should be three points for the whites. Barcelona though face Villarreal at El Madrigal with Villarreal appearing to be improving following their 3-0 win over Sporting Gijón on Monday.
Elsewhere on Saturday, Espanyol face their first outing since their shock defeat to Mirandés as Real Mallorca visit the El Prat. Mallorca were also dumped out of the Copa del rey in mid-week.
Rayo Vallecano host Athletic Bilbao at the Terasa Riveiro. Athletic chasing Europe will need three points while Rayo could do with the points themselves to push further away from the drop zone.

Sunday:
The early game on Sunday sees Real Betis host Granada. Betis felt they dropped two points in last weekend's derby with Sevilla and so will be targeting three points against fellow Andalucians Granada.
Real Sociedad host Sporting Gijón with the basques looking to put right their awful result against Atlético last Saturday.
Getafe are away to high flyers Levante and despite their copa del rey exit Levante could be a decent bet for Europe this season.
Valencia aim to get back to winning ways in La Liga with three points away to Racing Santander, a side they beat in the thrilling 4-3 back in August.
Sunday ends with another Andalucian derby as Málaga host Sevilla. Both sides have champions league very much on their minds and victory is a must for both.

Monday:
Osasuna play host to Atlético Madrid in Monday's only game. Atlético are in good form coming into this game but Osasuna are also flying high in the league.

Fixtures:
Saturday:
Espanyol v Real Mallorca (17:00)
Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao (17:00)
Real Madrid v Real Zaragoza (19:00)
Villarreal v Barcelona (21:00)

Sunday:
Real Betis v Granada (11:00)
Real Sociedad v Sporting Gijón (15:00)
Levante v Getafe (15:00)
Racing Santander v Valencia (17:00)
Málaga v Sevilla (20:30)

Monday:
Osasuna v Atlético Madrid (20:00)