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Week 14 of Spain's top football division, La Liga, will start on Saturday.
Reigning La Liga champions Atletico Madrid will play away to Elche in the opening match of the week on Saturday. The match at Elche's Manuel Martinez Valero Stadium will begin at 16:00 CET (1500 GMT).
League leaders Real Madrid will meet Celta Vigo at home on the same day. The match at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid will start at 20:00 CET (1900 GMT).
All eyes in Spain will be on the Barcelona derby this weekend as Barcelona will host city rivals Espanyol at their home ground, the Nou Camp, on Sunday evening.
The showdown between the bitter rivals will kick off at 17:00 CET (1600 GMT).
- Fixtures in week 14 of La Liga are as follows:
Saturday
Elche v Atletico Madrid at 16:00 CET (1500 GMT)
Athletic Bilbao v Cordoba at 18:00 CET (1700 GMT)
Real Madrid v Celta Vigo at 20:00 CET (1900 GMT)
Deportivo La Coruna v Malaga at 22:00 CET (2100 GMT)
Sunday
Rayo Vallecano v Sevilla at 12:00 CET (1100 GMT)
Barcelona v Espanyol at 17:00 CET (1600 GMT)
Villarreal v Real Sociedad at 19:00 CET (1800 GMT)
Granada v Valencia at 21:00 CET (2000 GMT)
Monday
Eibar v Almeria at 17:00 CET (1600 GMT)
Levante v Getafe at 19:00 CET (1800 GMT)
- Current La Liga standings are as follows:
| Rank | Teams | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Real Madrid | 13 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 48 | 12 | 36 | 33 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 13 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 31 | 6 | 25 | 31 |
| 3 | Atletico Madrid | 13 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 25 | 12 | 13 | 29 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 13 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 17 | 7 | 26 |
| 5 | Valencia | 13 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 6 | Villarreal | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 19 | 14 | 5 | 21 |
| 7 | Malaga | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 21 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 13 | 4 | 20 |
| 9 | Athletic Bilbao | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | -2 | 18 |
| 10 | Rayo Vallecano | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 24 | -8 | 17 |
| 11 | Eibar | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 19 | -5 | 16 |
| 12 | Espanyol | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 14 | 17 | -3 | 14 |
| 13 | Getafe | 13 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 14 |
| 14 | Real Sociedad | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 13 |
| 15 | Levante | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 28 | -18 | 12 |
| 16 | Granada | 13 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 22 | -15 | 11 |
| 17 | Almeria | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 15 | -6 | 10 |
| 18 | Deportivo La Coruna | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 23 | -11 | 10 |
| 19 | Elche | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 27 | -15 | 10 |
| 20 | Cordoba | 13 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 22 | -12 | 7 |
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