La liga

Girona FC, the current league leaders, faces Rayo Vallecano, with coach Míchel returning to his former club. Rayo Vallecano, undefeated in eight La Liga rounds, poses a tough challenge.

The Portuguese forward, who is on loan from Atletico Madrid, opened his Barca account in the 25th minute from a narrow angle after Betis keeper, Rui Silva had blocked his first effort, reports Xinhua. Robert Lewandowski doubled Barca's lead before the break after being put through on goal, and Ferran Torres made it 3-0 at the start of the second half with a brilliant free kick round the outside of the Betis defensive wall.

To decide these prizes, the opinion of an expert committee is combined with the views of the fans, who can vote for each month’s winners on the website titled: Feel the power of our Fútbol | LALIGA. Real Madrid's English star Jude Bellingham was adjudged the Player of the Month while Carlo Ancelotti won the Best Coach award.

Before the presentation ceremony, Arda Guler signed a new contract for six seasons in the boardroom at Real Madrid City, accompanied by club president Florentino Perez. After the signing, he was presented with a watch, a replica of the Santiago Bernabeu and a shirt with his name and number 24.

Sixth-placed Villarreal entertains second from bottom Espanyol in a match that will affect both ends of the classification. Villarreal goes into the game eight points behind fourth place Real Sociedad, who drew with Betis on Tuesday, and needs to win to have a chance of qualifying for next season's UEFA Champions League, a Xinhua report said.

The thrills could be spread out over the entire weekend, with each of the top three teams playing on a different day, as Real Madrid vs RCD Espanyol is early on Saturday before Athletic Club take on FC Barcelona on Sunday night. Girona FC meet Atl tico de Madrid on Monday night. Real Madrid host the first of the four matches on Saturday, taking on Espanyol in the early kick-off. Los Blancos have an incredible home record against the Catalans, as Los Pericos haven't won away at the capital city side this century.