It took champions Real Madrid time to click into gear this season but they visit Espanyol on Saturday in La Liga sitting top of the table. Key stats 9 - Alaves veteran Kike Garcia is the top Spanish scorer this season across the big five European leagues 13 - Rodrygo has nine goals and four assists in his last 11 matches for Real Madrid 17 - Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski is the league's top goalscorer,

Real Madrid will take on lowly local rivals Leganes while Barcelona are set to travel to Valencia in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals, following the draw on Monday.

One eye will be on Champions League play midweek, but for Barcelona, winning a home match against Valencia on Sunday is critical in the race to gain ground in La Liga. Trailing Real Madrid by seven points for the La Liga title has been the one poor mark on Hansi Flick's first season in charge of Barcelona.

FC Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick revealed a touching gesture Gavi made during Sunday's brutal 7-1, La Liga thrashing of Valencia.

Spanish and European champions Real Madrid travel to neighbours Leganes, while Atletico Madrid host Getafe in another capital derby clash.

After 12 victories in 14 matches across all competitions, Real Madrid are determined to keep the momentum rolling when it faces lowly Espanyol in La Liga on Saturday, manager Carlo Ancelotti said on the eve of the match.

There seems to be a new twist or turn in the 2024/25 LALIGA EA SPORTS title race every weekend, so there’s great anticipation ahead of Matchday 22.

There seems to be a new twist or turn in the 2024/25 LALIGA EA SPORTS title race every weekend, so there’s great anticipation ahead of Matchday 22. Real Madrid currently lead the table and hold a four-point advantage over Atlético de Madrid and a seven-point gap over FC Barcelona,

Barcelona look to recover ground in La Liga's title race when they host Valencia at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys.

Barcelona got off to a strong start against Valencia in the Spanish league with four different players scoring in the first 24 minutes.

Barcelona have scored six goals as the Catalan giants have steamrollered simply Valencia tonight.The Catalans are looking to close down the title gap on arch rivals Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid on