Real Sociedad vs Villarreal Competition – Spanish Primera Liga Stadium: Reale Arena Date: 23rd February 2024 Kick-off time – 20:00 GMT
La Liga resumes this Friday with Real Sociedad continuing their push for a place in Europe next season when they host struggling Villarreal. Sociedad ended a run of five games without a win last time when they beat ten-men Mallorca 2-1 away from home. Despite the narrow win, manager Imanol Alguacil insisted that his side deserved the victory. That win helped keep Sociedad’s bid for European qualification on track, though they lead Real Betis and Valencia by just four points. With a tough Champions League last-16 fixture on the horizon against Paris Saint-Germain, La Real can’t take their eye off their La Liga commitments. They need to make up ground on the top five, having lost touch with them during their recent poor run, and they could do so here as they aim to secure back-to-back home H2H victories over upcoming Villarreal for the first time in their club’s history. Their visitors Villarreal will be desperate to end their own poor run of three straight draws and a record of one win in five games (D4). Although they come into this tie with the division’s second-longest unbeaten sequence behind Real Madrid’s 19-game streak, they remain a long way off the European spots. But the good news is that they are no longer in the relegation fight that threatened them during the first half of the season so they can now start thinking about a potential top-six finish. In order to succeed, the Yellow Submarine must overcome inconsistency on the road in La Liga (W3, D4, L5). Other fixtures taking place this week in the Spanish Primera Liga: Spanish Primera Liga Table
May 14, 2024
Osasuna
18:30
Mallorca
Real Madrid
20:30
Alaves
Girona
21:00
Villarreal
May 15, 2024
Sevilla
18:30
Cadiz
Rayo Vallecano
18:30
Granada
Celta Vigo
21:00
Athletic Bilbao
Getafe
21:00
Atlético de Madrid
May 16, 2024
Las Palmas
18:30
Real Betis
Almeria
20:30
Barcelona
Real Sociedad
21:00
Valencia
May 18, 2024
Alaves
20:00
Getafe
May 19, 2024
Villarreal
18:00
Real Madrid
Valencia
18:00
Girona
Granada
18:00
Celta Vigo
Mallorca
18:00
Almeria
Cadiz
18:00
Las Palmas
Real Betis
18:00
Real Sociedad
Barcelona
18:00
Rayo Vallecano
Atlético de Madrid
18:00
Osasuna
Athletic Bilbao
18:00
Sevilla
#
Team
MP
W
D
L
F
A
G
P
1
Real Madrid
35
28
6
1
78
22
+56
90
2
Barcelona
35
23
7
5
72
43
+29
76
3
Girona
35
23
6
6
75
44
+31
75
4
Atlético de Madrid
35
22
4
9
64
39
+25
70
5
Athletic Bilbao
35
17
11
7
57
35
+22
62
6
Real Betis
35
14
13
8
46
41
+5
55
7
Real Sociedad
35
14
12
9
48
37
+11
54
8
Valencia
35
13
9
13
37
39
-2
48
9
Villarreal
35
13
9
13
59
60
-1
48
10
Getafe
35
10
13
12
41
48
-7
43
11
Alaves
35
11
9
15
34
40
-6
42
12
Sevilla
35
10
11
14
47
49
-2
41
13
Osasuna
35
11
7
17
39
53
-14
40
14
Las Palmas
35
10
7
18
30
44
-14
37
15
Mallorca
35
7
14
14
28
40
-12
35
16
Rayo Vallecano
35
7
14
14
27
43
-16
35
17
Celta Vigo
35
8
10
17
40
53
-13
34
18
Cadiz
35
5
14
16
24
49
-25
29
19
Granada
35
4
9
22
36
68
-32
21
20
Almeria
35
2
11
22
35
70
-35
17
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