LaLiga Matchday 18 Preview: Barcelona seek Almeria revenge; Real Madrid & Joselu visit Alaves

The final LALIGA EA SPORTS matchday of 2023 is taking place across this Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and there are several incredibly intriguing fixtures on the schedule. All 20 teams will be in action and aiming to add to their points tallies before the mini break over the festive period.

The first game of this midweek round is Rayo Vallecano vs Valencia CF, a very evenly matched duel to kick off Tuesday's action. Both sides come into this match on 20 points and winless across their previous five matches. As such, both Francisco and Rubén Baraja will view this as a great opportunity to get back to winning ways and it should be a lot of fun to watch.

Later on Tuesday night, there are two derby matches. On is an all-Andalusian affair, as Granada CF host a Sevilla FC side who just moved on from Diego Alonso. Both these teams are currently in the bottom five and in desperate need of a win, so it promises to be a thrilling back-and-forth duel.

Meanwhile, two of the sides from Spain's capital will meet at the Estadio Cívitas Metropolitano, as Atlético de Madrid and Getafe CF do battle. Atleti have won 20 in a row at home, but this is one of the best Getafe CF squads in several years and Diego Simeone won't be taking anything for granted, even facing a club he has achieved 19 victories and four draws against in 23 meetings.

Three more games follow on Wednesday, the first of which is FC Barcelona vs UD Almería. Xavi's side haven't won any of their past three games across all competitions so will be keen to put on a show when they host the bottom-placed team in the competition. UD Almería did defeat Barça the last time these two sides met, though, so anything could happen.

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