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
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FC Barcelona | 26 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 76 | 16 | 60 | 62 | |||
| 2 | Real Madrid CF | 26 | 20 | 1 | 5 | 75 | 24 | 51 | 61 | |||
| 3 | Valencia CF | 27 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 48 | 22 | 26 | 57 | |||
| 4 | Atlético Madrid | 26 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 51 | 23 | 28 | 55 | |||
| 5 | Sevilla FC | 26 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 46 | 33 | 13 | 49 | |||
| 6 | Villarreal CF | 26 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 48 | |||
| 7 | Málaga CF | 26 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 29 | 30 | -1 | 41 | |||
| 8 | Athletic Club | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 23 | 31 | -8 | 33 | |||
| 9 | Celta de Vigo | 26 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 27 | 29 | -2 | 32 | |||
| 10 | RCD Espanyol | 26 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 32 | |||
| 11 | Real Sociedad | 26 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 29 | 36 | -7 | 30 | |||
| 12 | Getafe CF | 26 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 24 | 36 | -12 | 29 | |||
| 13 | Rayo Vallecano | 26 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 29 | |||
| 14 | Eibar | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 26 | 36 | -10 | 27 | |||
| 15 | Elche CF | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 23 | 45 | -22 | 27 | |||
| 16 | Deportivo La Coruña | 27 | 6 | 7 | 14 | 23 | 44 | -21 | 25 | |||
| 17 | Levante UD | 26 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 23 | 49 | -26 | 25 | |||
| 18 | UD Almería | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 22 | 40 | -18 | 24 | |||
| 19 | Granada CF | 26 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 17 | 40 | -23 | 22 | |||
| 20 | Córdoba CF | 26 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 19 | 41 | -22 | 18 |
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