LaLiga is accelerating with the seventh round of matches, which will be played during the week. It starts on Tuesday 24 and lasts until Thursday 26 September. Madrid hosts Alavés (Tuesday 24), Barcelona plays Getafe (Wednesday 25) and Atlético visits Celta de Vigo (Thursday 26). Betis visits Las Palmas and Girona-Rayo are other notable duels. Atletic, Leganés, Real Sociedad and Mallorca have already played their matches in this round.
Mallorca – Real Sociedad (1-0)
Mallorca beat Imanol Alguacil’s team by the minimum of a goal last Tuesday, September 17, in what was the first victory for the Mallorcans at home. Abdón Prats was the author of the only goal of the match. This victory puts Mallorca in sixth position (with one game more) and a record of two wins, two draws and two defeats. For its part, Real Sociedad drops to sixteenth position, after accumulating four consecutive games without winning, including the one at Son Moix.
Leganés dropped points again at Butarque in the match played last Thursday, September 19. Athletic was superior to the home team through their striking power. Goals from Vivian and Iñaki Williams sentenced the Madrid side to victory. Newcomer Haller scored a goal that was ruled out by the referee for offside. After this victory, the Bilbao side are in fifth place in the table and Leganés, fifteenth.
Sevilla won their last match at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán by 1-0, with a goal scored by Jesús Navas. Valladolid need to improve as they are at the bottom of the table, so they come to the capital of Andalusia with a certain need. García Pimienta’s men are looking to climb up the table.
Valencia are not going through their best moment, although their league starts with matches like the one against Osasuna. The Navarrese team are having an irregular form. Strong at home, they are losing ground a lot away from home under their new coach, Vicente Moreno.
Real Madrid – Alavés (Tuesday 9:00 p.m., DAZN)
A clear-cut match for a Madrid team that, true to its character, is getting good results while fine-tuning its game. Carlo Ancelotti will make rotations given the number of matches that Madrid faces. Alavés is a team with very clear ideas under Luis García Plaza.
Girona are enjoying their first Champions League appearance, but they do not want to forget their role in La Liga, where they have to improve if they want to repeat their European qualification. To do so, it is essential that they are competitive in matches like this one against Rayo, a team that always competes very well whether at home or away.
Barcelona – Getafe (Wednesday 21.00, Movistar LaLiga)
Barcelona are having a great league game. They are at home, they are unstoppable and Getafe will have to improve their performance if they want to cause a surprise on such a difficult pitch. The Catalans want to forget their first Champions League stumble with the defeat against Monaco (1-0).
Espanyol have improved their performance. Being a newly promoted team, their performance has been acceptable. It is a difficult commitment for the Catalans against a Villarreal that has started the season like a shot and that has multiple resources in attack.
A match with a footballing flavour in Las Palmas. The home team is having a hard time, but they are keeping their identity in the game. Betis is a team under construction that is getting results, especially at home. Away from home they are yet to win after having drawn with Alavés (0-0) and lost to Madrid (2-0).
A good match, a priori, the one played in Balaídos between a Celta that looks very good and an Atlético de Madrid that is a candidate for the title with permission from Madrid and Barcelona. Another chance to see the eternal Iago Aspas in action, who is having a great campaign.
