Matchday 6 of La Liga | Match schedules and results | Soccer | Sports

The EA Sports League continues its course with the sixth day of the championship and all eyes are on the Cívitas Metropolitano. Atlético de Madrid receives Real Madrid at home, a derby that is possibly the most important challenge that the merengue team has faced so far. Those led by Carlo Ancelotti are obliged to maintain the perfect pace if they do not want FC Barcelona, ​​which already surpasses them in goal difference and is having a great moment, to take the top of the standings from them. They are also closely followed by Girona, who this day plays against Mallorca at home. On the other hand, UD Las Palmas and Granada face each other in a decisive duel to get out of the relegation spots.

Below, all the matches of matchday six:

Girona – Mallorca (September 23, 2:00 p.m./MovistarLaLiga)

Girona continues to surprise in this league start. The Catalan team arrives at matchday six in third place in the standings, only surpassed in points by Real Madrid and in goal difference by Fútbol Club Barcelona. Míchel’s team has found a winning inertia, in which they have already won four consecutive victories. In front of them they will have a Mallorca team that has just achieved its first victory of the season in Balaídos. Those led by Javier Aguirre will seek to capitalize on the emotional boost that this victory meant to continue staying out of the red zone.

Osasuna – Seville (September 23, 16:15/DAZN)

Osasuna arrives at matchday six with the doldrums. Although the positive results obtained in the first games keep them in the middle of the table, the Navarrese team has already lost two consecutive losses and this Saturday will seek to reverse the situation. On the contrary, Sevilla has just achieved an important victory that has taken them out of the bottom of the table and will seek to give Osasuna its third defeat in a row, something that did not happen to the Navarrese team all of last season.

Barcelona – Celta de Vigo (September 23, 18:30/MovistarLaLiga)

Football Club Barcelona receives Celta de Vigo in a very sweet moment for the culé team. The team has scored ten goals in the last two games: five against Betis the previous day and five against Antwerp in the Champions League. Although beyond the results, the Blaugrana have found one of their best levels of play, this in the words of their own coach, Xavi Hernández, a strategist who has found a way to fit João Félix into his system and get the best version. from the Portuguese. With the above, the challenge of getting a good result from Lluís Companys becomes very big for Celta, although the Galician team has already ruined more than one sweet moment for Barcelona in recent years.

Almería – Valencia (September 23, 9:00 p.m./MovistarLaLiga)

Almería is looking to get out of the bottom of the standings this round, but it won’t be easy. Valencia comes to this date after having beaten Atlético de Madrid 3-0, a victory that catapulted them to fifth position. Rubén Baraja has managed to dispel the doubts that surrounded the Valencian team prior to the start of the competition and now seeks to take another step to place his team in Champions League positions. However, an Almería sunk in the table and desperate for victories will not give up points at home so easily.

Real Sociedad – Getafe (September 24, 2:00 p.m./MovistarLaLiga)

Real Sociedad has had a hard time converting good play into points and this Sunday, against Getafe, they have a good opportunity to change that situation. Those led by Imanol Alguacil are eleventh in the standings and have achieved only six points after five days. A low harvest given the expectations that the Txuri Urdin carry on their shoulders, who have let the advantage slip in the last two games they have played. On the other side is Getafe, who are making a great start thanks to José Bordalás. The Azulones have only left points against the first three teams in the classification.

Rayo Vallecano – Villarreal (September 24, 16.15/DAZN)

Rayo Vallecano receives at home a Villarreal that is renewed after the change of coach. Pacheta has returned his team to the path of victory, after the difficult start that the team had under the command of Quique Setién, in which they had only added three points after four games. Now Villarreal faces the challenge of visiting Vallecas and facing a team against which it lost both games last season. In addition, Rayo is fully involved in the dispute for European positions and seeks to continue gaining positions.

Real Betis – Cádiz (September 24, 18:30/MovistarLaLiga)

Real Betis still has not found the stability to which it had accustomed its fans in previous seasons. The green and white team is tenth in the standings and has suffered significant setbacks in the league. Among them, having lost in San Mamés after a 0-2 lead and having conceded 5-0 against Barcelona last day. On this occasion, the Betic team receives Cádiz at the Benito Villamarín, a team that, despite losing a week ago, is eighth and is having a good start to the season.

Las Palmas – Granada (September 24, 18:30/DAZN)

UD Las Palmas and Granada face each other in a direct duel between two teams in relegation positions. On the one hand, the locals are looking to obtain their first victory of the championship. Meanwhile, the visitors want to shake off the weight of being the club with the worst defensive records in the league, having conceded 16 goals in the first five rounds of the competition. Both Las Palmas and Granada, two recently promoted teams, want to get out of the red zone. To achieve this, victory serves both. The tie, to none.

Atlético de Madrid – Real Madrid (September 24, 9:00 p.m./DAZN)

Although Atlético de Madrid is not at its best, the capital derby represents the biggest challenge that Real Madrid has faced this season. The team led by Carlo Ancelotti arrives as the leader with a perfect pace and with high spirits after winning in the last minute on Wednesday in the Champions League. However, the path to keeping this winning streak intact passes through the Cívitas Metropolitano this Sunday. There awaits a red and white team eager for a victory against their staunch rival, something that the colchoneros did not achieve last season in any of the three opportunities they had.

Alavés – Athletic (0-2)

Athletic clearly beat Deportivo Alavés in the Basque derby in Mendizorroza. From start to finish, the rojiblancos were better in all lines than the Vitorian team, unable to stop the center of the field that Valverde set up with Galarreta and Vesga. Iñaki Williams scored early on a ball filtered between the centre-backs, and Bilbao’s first victory in 20 years began to be plotted on the Paseo de Cervantes field. Alavés showed no signs of recovery and it was Athletic who had the chances. He was able to increase the score before the break, but had to wait until the final minutes, in a play by Williams that Sancet improved with a shot that hit the wood before going in. Valverde’s men continue their good streak and add three by three again. Alavés, on the other hand, breaks its trend in Mendizorroza, where it had won the two previous games.

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