LaLiga Matchday 7 Preview: Leaders Barcelona go to Mallorca; Real Madrid face in-form Las Palmas after 5 years

The first midweek matchday of the 2023/24 LALIGA EA SPORTS season takes place this week, across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, featuring some standout fixtures such as FC Barcelona's visit to RCD Mallorca or Atlético de Madrid's trip to CA Osasuna.

The round begins with an Andalusian derby between Sevilla FC and UD Almería. Given that Los Hispalenses have only four points so far and Los Almeriensistas just two, both sides come into the game desperate for points.

Later on Tuesday night, at 9.30pm CEST, it's RCD Mallorca vs FC Barcelona. Xavi's side are in excellent form as they've won their past six games across all competitions, scoring 21 goals during that run. New signings João Cancelo and João Félix have hit the ground running since arriving at the end of the transfer window, and now they'll look to help Barça in what could be a tricky test against Javier Aguirre's side.

There are then five fixtures on Wednesday, with three of them taking place simultaneously at 7pm CEST. At that early kick-off time, fans can follow the action from Athletic Club vs Getafe CF, Villarreal CF vs Girona FC and Real Madrid vs UD Las Palmas. These games are all interesting, and for different reasons. In Bilbao, Athletic Club will be aiming to stay in the Champions League places. In Vila-real, goals should be expected since Villarreal CF games this season have been producing 3.33 goals on average while Girona FC matches have been delivering 3.83. And in the capital, Real Madrid will look to put on a show when they host UD Las Palmas for the first time since 2017.

There are two further fixtures later on Wednesday, one of which is Valencia CF vs Real Sociedad. This is always a difficult game for La Real, who haven't managed to defeat Valen