LaLiga Matchday 30 Preview: Garcia Pimienta's Las Palmas face Barcelona; Real Sociedad meet Alaves

LALIGA EA SPORTS is back this weekend, following the March international break. The Matchday 30 action kicks off with a critical game in the relegation battle on Friday night, as Cádiz CF host Granada CF. These two Andalusian sides are currently 18th and 19th respectively, and seeking every possible point, while in the case of Granada CF this match will be the re-debut for José Ramón Sandoval, after he returned to the club's dugout.

Sevilla FC are another Andalusian side at risk of relegation, so Los Nervionenses will give their all when they pay Getafe CF a visit in the first fixture of Saturday. They did win at the Coliseum in the Copa del Rey earlier this season, so will travel to the capital with confidence.

UD Almería vs CA Osasuna follows and the home side will be looking to build on their Matchday 29 result, when they won away at UD Las Palmas for their first win of this league season. They'd now love to put together another victory in front of their home fans at the Power Horse Stadium.

Valencia CF and RCD Mallorca meet in the following game and Los Che know they could move into seventh place with a win. Having gone undefeated across their past 10 home games in LALIGA EA SPORTS, with six wins and four draws, Mestalla should be rocking once again.

The Saturday night game pits FC Barcelona against UD Las Palmas, which should be a very interesting game on a tactical level. The Canary Islanders' coach, García Pimienta, used to work in the FC Barcelona academy and is a proponent of possession football, with his team sitting second, right behind Barça, in the LALIGA EA SPORTS possession rankings. It was a close affair when they met earlier in the season, when the Catalan side snatched a 2-1 victory thanks to a