La Liga Upcoming Fixtures

Week 19 features a match on Wednesday, Dec 16th, where Barcelona plays host to Real Sociedad in a meeting of these two mismatched La Liga teams. In their last match, 8th placed Barcelona, recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Levante. Lionel Messi struck first for Barcelona in the 76th minute on a feed from Frenkie de Jong, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Levante was frustrated by Barcelona’s defense and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Barcelona ended the match with a shutout victory. Barcelona should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 19 points in their last 10 matches, while real Sociedad is fresh off their 1-1 draw against SD Eibar. Barrenetxea scored the first goal for Real Sociedad in the 20th minute, then Sergi Enrich tied it up for SD Eibar in the 65th minute earning them at least one point. With 17 points in their last 10 matches, Real Sociedad should be reasonably happy with their performance.

This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season Barcelona won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Mikel Oyarzabal and Nacho Monreal are the top scorers for Real Sociedad in the last five matches, but unfortunately, they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Barcelona is lucky enough to have a few offensive weapons, with Martin Braithwaite and Antoine Griezmann each having 2 goals in their last five.

Gerard Piqué, Sergi Roberto, Ansu Fati and Ousmane Dembélé are unavailable to play for Ronald Koeman’s team, while David Silva, Mikel Oyarzabal, Elustondo, Illarramendi, Sangalli, Jon Guridi, Moyà and Agirretxe Arruti are unavailable to play for Imanol Alguacil Barrenetxea’s team.

In this week 19 match, on Tue Dec 15th, Athletic Club will travel to Madrid to battle Real Madrid in a La Liga match. In their last match, 3rd placed Real Madrid, recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Atlético Madrid. Casemiro struck first for Real Madrid in the 15th minute, then Jan Oblak added another on an own goal in the 63rd minute At the end of 90 a disappointed Atlético Madrid couldn’t manage to score, and Real Madrid took the shutout win. With 17 points in their last 10 matches Real Madrid should be reasonably happy with their performance, while in their last match, the 12th placed Athletic Club, recorded a 2-2 draw against Valencia. Carlos Soler struck first for Valencia in the 26th minute on a penalty shot, then Asier Villalibre tied it up for Athletic Club in the 55th minute on a feed from Yuri . Athletic Club is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.

This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Real Madrid won the head-to-head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.

Athletic Club’s most prolific scorer has been Asier Villalibre. The Spanish attacker has netted two goals over the last 5 matches. Both Karim Benzema and Casemiro have been the hottest scorers for Real Madrid in the last 5 each having scored 2 goals each.

Real Madrid will be without Eden Hazard, Federico Valverde, Luka Jović, Sergio Ramos, Karim Benzema, Casemiro, Carvajal and Mariano Díaz, while Íñigo Martínez, Ibai Gómez and Peru Nolaskoain are unavailable to play for Athletic Club.