No one and nothing can stop Barcelona in La Liga, which has a perfect 8-0 record and has already opened up a five-point lead over second-place Atlético Madrid and Betis.
In Matchday 9, the “Blaugrana” will face Betis on the road in Andalusia, in what is sure to be a demanding test—it remains to be seen whether they’ll manage to come through this one successfully as well.
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Atlético, in excellent form with four consecutive league wins, will take on Espanyol on the road, while Real Madrid, already six points behind the leader, hosts this season’s resurgent Sevilla at the “Santiago Bernabéu.”
The schedule for Matchday 9:
Friday (10/16)
Deportivo vs. Levante (10:00 p.m.)
Saturday (10/17)
Espanyol vs. Atlético Madrid (3:00 p.m.)
Villarreal vs. Elche (5:15 p.m.)
Betis vs. Barcelona (7:30 p.m.)
Valencia vs. Athletic Bilbao (10:00 p.m.)
Sunday (10/18)
Osasuna vs. Racing (3:00 p.m.)
Celta-Alavés (5:15 p.m.)
Málaga-Real Sociedad (7:30 p.m.)
Real Madrid-Sevilla (10:00 p.m.)
Monday (10/19)
Getafe vs. Rayo Vallecano (10:00 p.m.)
The schedule for the next (10th) matchday:
Friday (10/23)
Alavés vs. Málaga (10:00 p.m.)
Saturday (10/24)
Rayo Vallecano vs. Elche (3:00 PM)
Racing vs. Espanyol (5:15 PM)
Valencia vs. Villarreal (7:30 p.m.)
Atlético vs. Deportivo (10:00 p.m.)
Sunday (10/25)
Athletic Bilbao vs. Getafe (3:00 PM)
Celta-Betis (5:15 p.m.)
Real Sociedad-Levante (7:30 p.m.)
Barcelona-Real Madrid (10:00 p.m.)
Monday (10/26)
Sevilla vs. Osasuna (10:00 p.m.)
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