Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Atletico Madrid and Malaga. The first-division clash scheduled for 10 a.m. ET will be held at the Vicente Calderon in Madrid and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
What They're Saying
Malaga manager Javi Garcia (via Inside Spanish Football): "We're heading there to face the champions of La Liga and we know the difficulties we'll have. We're going to be an ambitious team though, who looks to score goals and tries to defend well. If on top of that we have the support of our fans there, then we'll have to try even harder to get a good result."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Atletico Madrid's Koke has been influential in the attack this season. The 22-year-old, always looking to facilitate, enters the weekend with seven assists in league play and an average of 2.5 key passes.
Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Moya; Siqueira, Gimenez, Godín, Juanfran; Tiago, Gabi; Koke, Griezmann, Turan; Mandzukic
Malaga's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Kameni; Boka, Angeleri, Weligton, Torres; Camacho, Darder; Castillejo, Juanmi, Samuel; Cruz
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid CF | 11 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 42 | 11 | 31 | 27 | |||
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 11 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 5 | 20 | 25 | |||
| 3 | Valencia CF | 11 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 14 | 24 | |||
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 23 | |||
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 11 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 23 | |||
| 6 | Málaga CF | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 21 | |||
| 7 | Celta de Vigo | 11 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 20 | |||
| 8 | Villarreal CF | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 15 | 13 | 2 | 15 | |||
| 9 | Athletic Club | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 13 | -3 | 15 | |||
| 10 | Getafe CF | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 14 | -6 | 14 | |||
| 11 | Eibar | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 13 | |||
| 12 | RCD Espanyol | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 11 | |||
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 24 | -10 | 11 | |||
| 14 | Granada CF | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 17 | -11 | 10 | |||
| 15 | Real Sociedad | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | -4 | 9 | |||
| 16 | UD Almería | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 14 | -5 | 9 | |||
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 21 | -9 | 9 | |||
| 18 | Elche CF | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 9 | |||
| 19 | Levante UD | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 25 | -18 | 9 | |||
| 20 | Córdoba CF | 11 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 18 | -10 | 6 |
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