Two clubs in the top half of the Liga BBVA table will do battle today in a league match between Valencia and Malaga. The first-division clash scheduled for 4 p.m. ET will be held at Mestalla Stadium in Valencia and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports en Espanol.
Valencia midfielder Pablo Piatti had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Inside Spanish Football): "We'll be facing a team [in Malaga] that are very hard working, who have strengthened well this summer with good players. We'll have to work hard in a difficult game and with the support of our fans, we can do it. The two dismissals they had in their last game will be an important factor for them, we hope it will affect them and they're not at their best."
"The fans already know they need to back us and we need to give them plenty of reason to be with us," he added. "We have to give our best out on the pitch and we have a good enough team to be up there in La Liga."
Piatti and company can lend authenticity to those claims with a victory this afternoon.
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Malaga's Luiz Alberto was instrumental in the club's Week 1 victory. The 21-year-old finished with a timely goal, one key pass and three successful take-ons.
Valencia's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Alves; Gaya, Vezo, Otamendi, Barragan; Fuego, Parejo; Piatti, Gomes, Rodrigo; Alcacer
Malaga's Projected Lineup (4-2-3-1): Ochoa; Boka, Sanchez, Weligton, Torres; Camacho, Darder; Horta, Juanmi, Alberto; Cruz
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
|
Rnk |
Team |
MP |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
+/- |
Pts |
|||
|
1 |
FC Barcelona |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
|||
|
2 |
Celta de Vigo |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
3 |
Real Madrid CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
3 |
Villarreal CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
|||
|
5 |
Granada CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
Eibar |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
6 |
Málaga CF |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
|||
|
8 |
RCD Espanyol |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
8 |
Sevilla FC |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
8 |
UD Almería |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
8 |
Valencia CF |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
12 |
Atlético Madrid |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
12 |
Rayo Vallecano |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
|||
|
14 |
Deportivo La Coruña |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
15 |
Athletic Club |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
15 |
Real Sociedad |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
-1 |
0 |
|||
|
17 |
Getafe CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
18 |
Córdoba CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
18 |
Levante UD |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
-2 |
0 |
|||
|
20 |
Elche CF |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
3 |
-3 |
0 |
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