Overview
- Valencia host Real Betis on Sunday at 18:30 at Mestalla needing points to climb out of the relegation zone, with Foulquier, Diakhaby, Ramazani and Ugrinic out and Betis missing Junior Firpo, Isco and Pau López.
- Celta face Barcelona at Balaídos on Sunday at 21:00, with Barcelona still without Pedri and Celta leaning on in-form threats Bryan Zaragoza and Borja Iglesias at a venue that has troubled the Catalans.
- Real Madrid visit Rayo Vallecano at Vallecas in a traditionally difficult away fixture, with Tchouaméni sidelined by a muscular injury and Xabi Alonso calling for maturity, connection and identity.
- Espanyol host third-place Villarreal in Cornellà with Manolo González confirming Fran Garagarza is “evolving within gravity,” while loan clauses rule out Carlos Romero and Ramon Terrats and captain Puado remains injured.
- Beyond LaLiga, Valencia Basket travel with all 15 available players to face Zalgiris Kaunas in the EuroLeague, with Pedro Martínez noting Yankuba is fit but short on rhythm, and Irudek Bidasoa Irun confirmed coach Álex Mozas’s renewal through 2029 ahead of the Torrelavega match.