Sunday's previews and odds boosts can be found below.
Alaves v Leganes
With the league title all but done and dusted, the biggest area of interest in Spain's La Liga remains the race to claim the final Champions League and the 2 Europa League spots below that. Alaves were very much in the hunt for a shot at the big time until they came up against Atletico Madrid and Sevilla, 2 matches in which they were comprehensively outplayed. Those 2 defeats have seen the home side slide back down to 7th but it is still such a congested part of the table that a win in this fixture could see them move back into 4th.
It's been a very different story for Leganes since they returned to action after the international break as they recorded back to back wins that have eased them into mid-table and away from a potential relegation fight.
Baring that 4-0 humiliation by Atletico, Alaves have generally been strong at home this season and boast a solid record against the visitors in previous encounters - Leganes have never won in Alaves. Neither side is renowned for playing free flowing football so expect this one to be settled by the odd goal.
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Getafe v Athletic Club
The "other club" from Madrid have been having a great season up until recently and looked a good bet to reach the Champions League before the international break. However, now that they are within sight of their final destination, Getafe are showing signs of getting a little ahead of themselves resulting in a 3 game run without a win. That has very much allowed the chasing pack to close on them and if Getafe can't arrest the slump in form then they face the prospect of no European football next year whatsoever.
Atletic Bilbao are one of the teams who are breathing heavily down Getafe's neck thanks in no small part to a 3 match winning streak of their own. Top goalscorer Iñaki Williams has netted in all 3 of those wins including the 2-0 victory over 2nd placed Atletico Madrid. It's been a bit of a rollercoaster season for the Basque team having sacked their coach in December but it's not unreasonable to think that their momentum plus the stage fright that Getafe are suffering might well be enough to get them a result here.
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Reims v Lille
The race for 2nd place is still very much on in Ligue 1 and Lille will look to consolidate their position with a win at Reims. Having finished just above the relegation positions last year the transformation in 2018/19 for Lille has been spectacular and as we saw in last weeks fixture against Nantes when they came back from being 2-0 down to smash in 3 goals in the space of 8mins, this is a team who believe they can win from any situation. Leading the way for them this season has been Rafael Leao, a player dubbed the Portuguese Mbappe for his speed and finishing ability. It seems likely that the youngster will move on to bigger and better things but with him available Lille look a decent bet to beat Lyon to the title of "best of the rest".
However, Reims are not likely to be a pushover in this match and they still harbour ambitions of sneaking into a Europa League position themselves. They're renowned for defensive discipline and organisation as opposed to flair and free-flowing football but that solidity saw them go on a 14 match unbeaten run which only came to thudding haunt when they were thrashed 4-0 by Strasbourg in midweek. It might be difficult for them to overcome that loss especially in the face on superior opposition.
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