Football: 34Th Matchday İn Spanish La Liga

Matchday 34 of the Spanish La Liga begins on Friday.



League leaders Atletico Madrid will host Elche in Madrid on Friday evening. Vicente Calderon kicks off at 8: 30pm local time (1930GMT) in Spain. Atletico Madrid's Turkish star Arda Turan may not play against Elche, as he had complained of some pains in his groin. 



Copa del Rey's (Spanish King's Cup) runners-up Barcelona will play the Basque team Athletic Club in Camp Nou on Sunday, their game will kick off at 9pm local time (2000GMT).



Barcelona may lack many regulars due to injuries. Several Spanish internationals on Barcelona's team including goalkeeper Victor Valdes, centre-back Gerard Pique, offensive left-back Jordi Alba and flamboyant Brazilian forward Neymar are unable to play against Athletic Club. Athletic Club's 33-year-old captain Carlos Gurpegi will be out of action until June and miss the match in Camp Nou.



Real Madrid's match for matchday 34 was postponed. Currently runners-up in La Liga, Real Madrid will wait to play Real Valladolid on May 7, as they willmeet Germany's Bayern Munich on April 23 in the UEFA Champions League semifinalss.



The schedule for matchday 34 in Spanish La Liga is as follows:



April 18



Atletico Madrid vs Elche at 20: 30 CET



April 19



Osasuna vs Valencia at 16: 00 CET



Levante vs Getafe at 18: 00 CET



Real Sociedad vs Espanyol at 20: 00 CET



April 20



Almeria vs Celta Vigo at 12: 00 CET



Rayo Vallecano vs Real Betis at 17: 00 CET



Sevilla vs Granada at 19: 00 CET



Barcelona vs Athletic Club at 21: 00 CET



April 21



Malaga vs Villareal at 22: 00 CET



May 7



Real Valladolid vs Real Madrid at 21: 00 CET



 



Before matchday 34, standings in Spanish La Liga are as follows:



Teams P W D L GF GA +/- Pts 1. Atletico Madrid 33 26 4 3 72 22 50 82 2. Real Madrid 33 25 4 4 94 32 62 79 3. Barcelona 33 25 3 5 92 27 65 78 4. Athletic Club 33 18 8 7 58 35 23 62 5. Sevilla 33 16 8 9 61 47 14 56 6. Villareal 33 15 7 11 52 38 14 52 7. Real Sociedad 33 14 9 10 56 50 6 51 8. Valencia 33 12 8 13 46 46 0 44 9. Espanyol 33 11 8 14 37 42 -5 41 10. Levante 33 10 10 13 30 41 -11 40 11. Malaga 33 10 8 15 35 43 -8 38 12. Celta Vigo 33 10 7 16 36 49 -13 37 13. Granada 33 11 4 18 30 46 -16 37 14. Rayo Vallecano 33 11 4 18 39 70 -31 37 15. Elche 33 8 11 14 27 44 -17 35 16. Osasuna 33 9 7 17 28 53 -25 34 17. Real Valladolid 33 6 14 13 32 50 -18 32 18. Getafe 33 8 7 18 29 51 -22 31 19. Almeria 33 8 6 19 34 64 -30 30 20. Real Betis 33 5 7 21 28 66 -38 22  



Before matchday 34, the top three goal scorers are as follows:



28 goals: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid)



26 goals: Diego Costa (Atletico Madrid)



25 goals: Lionel Messi (Barcelona) 



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