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

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1Real Madrid CF1190242113127
2FC Barcelona118122552025
3Valencia CF117312391424
4Atlético Madrid117222011923
5Sevilla FC117221811723
6Málaga CF11632149521
7Celta de Vigo115511711620
8Villarreal CF114341513215
9Athletic Club124351013-315
10Getafe CF11425814-614
11Eibar113441315-213
12RCD Espanyol122551216-411
13Rayo Vallecano113261424-1011
14Granada CF11245617-1110
15Real Sociedad112361216-49
16UD Almería11236914-59
17Deportivo La Coruña112361221-99
18Elche CF112361022-129
19Levante UD11236725-189
20Córdoba CF11065818-106