5 key points featuring Girona and the grueling battles for LALIGA title contenders - Preview

Ivan Martin of Girona against Alaves. (Photo Credit: LALIGA Hub)

5 key points featuring Girona and the grueling battles for LALIGA title contenders - Preview

Izuchukwu Akawor 13:31 - 15.12.2023

All the key details for LALIGA EA SPORTS Matchday 17, with Girona expected to take advantage of some tough challenges for the big boys.

Week 17 in the LALIGA EA SPORTS promises some tasty clashes, with tough matches for the big boys.

Surprise leaders Girona will hope to take advantage of any slip-ups to tighten their grip at the top of the table.

Here are five key points ahead of the penultimate weekend of the year in the LALIGA.

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Girona’s Pursuit of LALIGA Leadership

The surprise package this season will feature in the final game of the game week, slated for Monday night football.

Girona are LALIGA leaders. (Photo Credit: Girona/X)

Girona welcome Samuel Omorodion and his Deportivo Alaves side looking to build on that impressive 4-2 destruction of defending champions Barcelona.

Critical Fixtures for Title Rivals

While Girona have to wait until Monday for their match, other LALIGA contenders will have their hands full. 

Barcelona have lost back-to-back matches across competitions. (Photo Credit: Imago)

Defending champions, Barcelona would hope to banish the ghost of that defeat to Girona when they take on Valencia at the Mestalla. 

On Sunday, second-placed Real Madrid are the host as they welcome Villarreal to the Bernabeu. 

Real Madrid star Jude Bellingham || Credit: Imago

Relegation Battle Intensifies

At the other end of the table, the battle for survival will continue as RC Celta Vigo take on Granada CF. 

These two have just one win this season and will hope to register a second of the season when they go head-to-head. 

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This fixture is for Saturday and will have significant implications for both sides in the battle to survive relegation. 

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Match of the Day

For week 17 in the LALIGA EA SPORTS, all eyes will be at San Mames where Athletic Club and Atletico Madrid will entertain fans.

Antoine Griezmann is the man Athletic Club must watch out for.

This is the game of the week and it promises to be a pusalting affair between the two teams, with Bilbao hoping to cage Antoine Griezmann, who seems to always torment them. 

Greenwoods Getafe vs Sevilla

In what is a tough test, Mason Greenwood will go head-to-head with Sevilla as they visit Getafe.

Mason Greenwood celebrates his first game at home for Getafe. (Photo Credit: Getafe/X)

Sevilla are yet to win since September and should prove an interesting test for the host and their impressive English loanee from Manchester United.

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