LaLiga Matchday 13 Preview: Real Madrid v Valencia grudge match; Sevilla host Real Betis
When the 2023/24 LALIGA EA SPORTS schedule was released, Matchday 13 immediately stood out as being one of the most mouthwatering of the entire season. There are so many huge fixtures coming up this weekend, not least ELGRAN DERBI between Sevilla FC and Real Betis on Sunday evening.
Several more fascinating fixtures are on the schedule before that rivalry match, including Athletic Club vs RC Celta on Friday night. The coaches in this fixture, Ernesto Valverde and Rafa Benítez, are both two-time winners of the Spanish championship, but the latter currently finds himself in the relegation zone with RC Celta and looking to escape the bottom three. With Athletic Club in fifth and chasing European qualification, both these sides have a lot to play for when the ball gets rolling at San Mamés.
Girona FC, the new league leaders, are in action in the first of Saturday's games. It'll be a very special occasion for their coach Míchel, as he returns to Rayo Vallecano, the club he used to play for and manage. Míchel is still beloved in Vallecas, but this will be a tough test for his side as they take on a Rayo Vallecano team who have gone eight rounds without losing in LALIGA EA SPORTS, which is a club record.
Bottom-placed UD Almería are in action next when they host Real Sociedad and they are desperate to secure their first victory of the season. The two Basque coaches in this fixture, Gaizka Garitano and Imanol Alguacil, know each other very well, so should be an interesting duel at the Power Horse Stadium.
There are then two fixtures taking place simultaneously at 18:30 CET on Saturday, with Granada CF vs Getafe CF and CA Osasuna vs UD Las Palmas. Given that both games are between teams fighting for similar objectives in the
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