Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Atletico Madrid and Espanyol. The first-division clash scheduled for 11 a.m. ET will be held at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat in Barcelona and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Espanol.

What They're Saying

Espanyol midfielder Ruben Pardo (via Inside Spanish Football): "It's true that we've been in a difficult situation recently, and there remains a need to pick up points. We have to stay realistic. A few days ago we were looking down. Now we have 30 points, we can probably afford to start looking the other way."

Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone (via Inside Spanish Football): "We'll keep competing. We've made a lot of changes to our squad, so to continue competing the way we have is a huge job for the players. Hopefully when the season ends, we'll be at a place the clubs wants us to be."

Tactical Preview

Player to Watch: Fernando Torres has three goals for Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey, but is yet to open his league account since joining from AC Milan. He will look to do so on Saturday.

Espanyol's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Casilla; Fuentes, Moreno, Gonzalez, Arbilla; Sevilla, Sanchez, Canas, Vazquez; Caicedo, Garcia

Atletico Madrid's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Moya; Gamez, Miranda, Godin, Juanfran; Koke, Tiago, Gabi, Turan; Griezmann, Torres

Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).

Standings

RnkTeamMPWDLGFGA+/-Pts
1FC Barcelona26202476166062
2Real Madrid CF26201575245161
3Valencia CF27176448222657
4Atlético Madrid26174551232855
5Sevilla FC26154746331349
6Villarreal CF26146643241948
7Málaga CF2612592930-141
8Athletic Club2696112331-833
9Celta de Vigo2688102729-232
10RCD Espanyol2695123237-532
11Real Sociedad2679102936-730
12Getafe CF2685132436-1229
13Rayo Vallecano2692152949-2029
14Eibar2676132636-1027
15Elche CF2676132345-2227
16Deportivo La Coruña2767142344-2125
17Levante UD2667132349-2625
18UD Almería2666142240-1824
19Granada CF26410121740-2322
20Córdoba CF2639141941-2218