Two clubs in the bottom half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Deportivo La Coruña and Athletic Bilbao. The first-division clash scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at the Estadio Riazor in A Coruña and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
Athletic Bilbao manager Ernesto Valverde (via Inside Spanish Football): "We need to start putting in the batteries because we're really far behind where we had hoped to be in La Liga. The Copa del Rey and Europa League is exciting for us, but our first objective it the keep earning points in La Liga."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Athletic Bilbao's Aritz Aduriz ended 2014 in modest scoring form. In 13 league appearances, the 33-year-old has five goals and two assists.
Deportivo La Coruña's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Fabricio; Canella, Insua, Lopo, Juanfran; Bergantiños, Domínguez; Cavaleiro, Fariña, Rodriguez; Toche
Athletic Bilbao's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Iraizoz; Balenziaga, Laporte, Etxeita, Marcos; Rico, Iturraspe; Beñat, Viguera, Susaeta; Aduriz
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 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 13 | 42 | 39 | |||
| 2 | FC Barcelona | 16 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 41 | 7 | 34 | 38 | |||
| 3 | Atlético Madrid | 17 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 34 | 15 | 19 | 38 | |||
| 4 | Valencia CF | 16 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 29 | 13 | 16 | 31 | |||
| 5 | Villarreal CF | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 14 | 13 | 30 | |||
| 6 | Sevilla FC | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 30 | |||
| 7 | Málaga CF | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 30 | |||
| 8 | Celta de Vigo | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 20 | |||
| 9 | Eibar | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 22 | -3 | 20 | |||
| 10 | RCD Espanyol | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 24 | -4 | 20 | |||
| 11 | Athletic Club | 16 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 20 | -6 | 19 | |||
| 12 | Getafe CF | 16 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | -8 | 17 | |||
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 16 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 31 | -14 | 17 | |||
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 22 | -5 | 15 | |||
| 15 | Levante UD | 17 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 13 | 33 | -20 | 15 | |||
| 16 | UD Almería | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 24 | -11 | 13 | |||
| 17 | Deportivo La Coruña | 16 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 13 | |||
| 18 | Granada CF | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 26 | -16 | 13 | |||
| 19 | Córdoba CF | 16 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 27 | -16 | 11 | |||
| 20 | Elche CF | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 32 | -19 | 10 |
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