Konula: La Liga, Barcelona, Deportivo La Coruña, Atlético Madrid, Granada, Real Betis, Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid overtook Real Madrid as league leaders before the International Break. Will they be able to defend their ground, or will Los Blancos or Sevilla strip them from the top spot?

With the International Break finally over, La Liga resumes its action with a host of interesting matches.

The battle for the top spot of the competition will have one more chapter written this weekend, with Atlético Madrid trying to defend their lead when they host Granada, the last placed-team in La Liga. Lucas Alcaraz took over as coach for Los Nazaríes, but his first challenge as their boss might not end as well as he could hope for.

As for the other Spanish top-flight giants, Real Madrid's fans can only hope for their current slump to end, as Los Blancos head to Sevilla to face Betis. Poyet's men have only won one of their last four games, but their home-field advantage could be too much for Zidane's crew to handle.

While Atlético and Real hope for the best, fourth-placed Barcelona will try to climb back up when they host Deportivo, one of the teams in the lower half of the standings. Luis Enrique is toying with the possibility of having Lionel Messi on the pitch, but his presence isn't a certainty as he is still recovering from a muscular injury he picked up last month.

Matchday 8: Full La Liga fixtures, Oct 14-17

Oct. 14: Las Palmas vs Espanyol : 11:45 PDT/ 14:45 EDT/ 18:45 GMT/ 19:45 BST/ 20:45 CEST

Oct. 15: Leganés vs Sevilla : 04:00 PDT/ 07:00 EDT/ 11:00 GMT/ 12:00 BST/ 13:00 CEST

Oct. 15: Barcelona vs Deportivo la Coruña : 07:15 PDT/ 10:15 EDT/ 14:15 GMT/ 15:15 BST/ 16:15 CEST

Oct. 15: Atlético Madrid vs Granada : 09:30 PDT/ 12:30 EDT/ 16:30 GMT/ 17:30 BST/ 18:30 CEST

Oct. 15: Real Betis vs Real Madrid : 11:45 PDT/ 14:45 EDT/ 18:45 GMT/ 19:45 BST/ 20:45 CEST

Oct. 16: Deportivo Alavés vs Málaga : 03:00 PDT/ 06:00 EDT/ 10:00 GMT/ 11:00 BST/ 12:00 CEST

Oct. 16: Athletic Club vs Real Sociedad : 07:15 PDT/ 10:15 EDT/ 14:15 GMT/ 15:15 BST/ 16:15 CEST

Oct. 16: Sporting Gijon vs Valencia : 09:30 PDT/ 12:30 EDT/ 16:30 GMT/ 17:30 BST/ 18:30 CEST

Oct. 16: Villarreal vs Celta Vigo : 11:45 PDT/ 14:45 EDT/ 18:45 GMT/ 19:45 BST/ 20:45 CEST

Oct. 17: Eibar vs Osasuna : 11:45 PDT/ 14:45 EDT/ 18:45 GMT/ 19:45 BST/ 20:45 CEST

Matchday 8: Social Media Buzz

One of the most interesting stories prior to the beginning of Matchday 8 was Toni Kroos' contract extension with Real Madrid. The German midfielder will remain playing at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium until the end of the 2021-2022 season, and he shared his enthusiasm on Twitter.

Matchday 6: La Liga standings

Poz.TakımOMGBMAGYGAverajPForm
1 Real Madrid 33 26 6 1 71 22 +49 84 GGGGG
2 Barcelona 33 22 7 4 68 39 +29 73 GMGGG
3 Girona 33 22 5 6 69 40 +29 71 GGMGM
4 Atlético Madrid 33 20 4 9 62 39 +23 64 GMGGM
5 Athletic Club 33 16 10 7 53 33 +20 58 MBBMG
6 Real Sociedad 33 13 12 8 46 35 +11 51 MBBGG
7 Real Betis 33 12 13 8 41 39 +2 49 BGGMM
8 Valencia 33 13 8 12 37 38 -1 47 MMGGB
9 Villarreal 33 12 9 12 54 55 -1 45 GGBMG
10 Getafe 33 10 13 10 41 45 -4 43 GBBMG
11 Osasuna 33 11 6 16 37 49 -12 39 MMMGM
12 Deportivo Alavés 33 10 8 15 31 38 -7 38 GGMMM
13 Sevilla 33 9 11 13 42 46 -4 38 BGGGM
14 Las Palmas 33 10 7 16 30 41 -11 37 MMMMM
15 Rayo Vallecano 33 7 13 13 27 42 -15 34 MGBBG
16 Mallorca 33 6 14 13 27 39 -12 32 BMMBG
17 Celta de Vigo 33 7 10 16 37 50 -13 31 MGMBG
18 Cádiz 33 4 14 15 23 46 -23 26 BMMGM
19 Granada 33 4 9 20 36 61 -25 21 GBGMM
20 Almería 33 1 11 21 32 67 -35 14 MMBMG

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