Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano. The first-division clash scheduled for 2 p.m. ET will be held at the Vicente Calderon and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Español.
What They're Saying
Atletico Madrid midfielder Koke (via Inside Spanish Football): I don't know [if Juanfran is injured]. I asked Juanfran and he said it wasn't. We'll have to see what it looks like on TV."
Rayo Vallecano midfielder Roberto Trashorras (via Inside Spanish Football): "We always try to get forward and our game is based on having possession of the ball. We've shown we can do that against small and similar teams to ourselves, but also against the big teams. We believe that Atlético Madrid, great team that they are and with so many good players, the less they have of the ball, the less chances they'll have to score."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Koke remains Atleti's primary distributing threat. In 18 league appearances, the 23-year-old has eight assists and an average of 2.1 key passes.
Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Moya; Siqueira, Miranda, Gimenez, Juanfran; Koke, Gabi, Suarez, Turan; Mandzukic, Griezmann
Rayo Vallecano's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Tono; Nacho, Ba, Castro, Amaya; Trashorras, Baena; Kakuta, Bueno, Aquino; Manucho
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 |
18 |
15 |
0 |
3 |
62 |
15 |
47 |
45 |
|||
|
2 |
FC Barcelona |
19 |
14 |
2 |
3 |
48 |
9 |
39 |
44 |
|||
|
3 |
Atlético Madrid |
19 |
13 |
2 |
4 |
37 |
18 |
19 |
41 |
|||
|
4 |
Sevilla FC |
18 |
12 |
3 |
3 |
30 |
17 |
13 |
39 |
|||
|
5 |
Valencia CF |
19 |
11 |
5 |
3 |
35 |
17 |
18 |
38 |
|||
|
6 |
Villarreal CF |
19 |
10 |
5 |
4 |
32 |
17 |
15 |
35 |
|||
|
7 |
Málaga CF |
19 |
9 |
4 |
6 |
22 |
20 |
2 |
31 |
|||
|
8 |
Eibar |
19 |
7 |
6 |
6 |
24 |
25 |
-1 |
27 |
|||
|
9 |
RCD Espanyol |
19 |
6 |
5 |
8 |
22 |
29 |
-7 |
23 |
|||
|
10 |
Rayo Vallecano |
19 |
7 |
2 |
10 |
20 |
33 |
-13 |
23 |
|||
|
11 |
Celta de Vigo |
19 |
5 |
6 |
8 |
18 |
21 |
-3 |
21 |
|||
|
12 |
Real Sociedad |
19 |
4 |
7 |
8 |
19 |
24 |
-5 |
19 |
|||
|
13 |
Athletic Club |
19 |
5 |
4 |
10 |
15 |
25 |
-10 |
19 |
|||
|
14 |
Córdoba CF |
19 |
3 |
9 |
7 |
15 |
28 |
-13 |
18 |
|||
|
15 |
Getafe CF |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
27 |
-13 |
17 |
|||
|
16 |
Elche CF |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
18 |
35 |
-17 |
17 |
|||
|
17 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
19 |
4 |
5 |
10 |
14 |
31 |
-17 |
17 |
|||
|
18 |
UD Almería |
19 |
4 |
4 |
11 |
17 |
30 |
-13 |
16 |
|||
|
19 |
Levante UD |
19 |
3 |
7 |
9 |
13 |
34 |
-21 |
16 |
|||
|
20 |
Granada CF |
19 |
2 |
8 |
9 |
11 |
31 |
-20 |
14 |
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