Two teams wey get plenty to fight for for di Spanish capital don lock horns on Sunday afternoon, as Rayo Vallecano welcome Real Sociedad for La Liga action.
Rayo dey currently 11th for di table, four points behind eighth-placed Real Sociedad, wey don already secure European football for next season torku to dia Copa del Rey victory.
Rayo don manage to ease some relegation worries for recent weeks, winning two of dia last three La Liga matches, including a 1-0 win over Espanyol on Thursday night. Dat result move dem up to 11th position.
Di capital side now five points clear of di relegation zone, and only four points behind eighth-placed Real Sociedad ahead of dis weekend contest.
Rayo fit still claim European finish for La Liga, but dia best chance of playing more European football next term go come from dis season Conference League, as Inigo Perez side dey prepare to tackle Strasbourg over two legs for di semi-finals.
Los Franjirrojos go welcome Strasbourg for di first leg of dia last-four clash on April 30 before heading to France on May 7 for di return leg.
Rayo don only lose twice at home for di league dis season, with eight draws di most for di division in front of dia own supporters, wey fit hint at di scoreline dis weekend.
Real Sociedad don only win three of dia 15 away La Liga matches dis season, but dem go enter dis game off di back of a home defeat, going down 1-0 to Getafe on Wednesday night.
La Real win di Copa del Rey final against Atletico Madrid last weekend, which secure dem spot for di league phase of next season Europa League.
Pellegrino Matarazzo side no dey mathematically out of di race when e come to securing Champions League football for next season, but e be very tall order. Di Basque side go aim to win dia final six league games of di campaign and see where dat leave dem.
Real Sociedad currently dey sit eighth for di table, seven points off fifth-placed Real Betis and 15 from fourth-placed Atletico Madrid, wey dey di semi-finals of di Champions League.
La Real don actually only win one of dia last six matches against Rayo for all competitions and suffer a 1-0 defeat when di two sides lock horns for di reverse game back in October.
Rayo Vallecano go miss di services of Diego Mendez for dis weekend match through injury, while Luiz Felipe, Randy Nteka and Alvaro Garcia dey all face late fitness tests.
Dere go be another definite absentee for di hosts on Sunday alongside Mendez, with Augusto Batalla suspended following his milestone booking in di clash with Espanyol.
Dere be positive news on di availability front, as both Nobel Mendy and Florian Lejeune dey available for selection after dem serve suspension last time out.
As for Real Sociedad, Sergio Gomez dey available again following a suspension and dey set to start at left-back, but Duje Caleta-Car dey banned, having picked up a milestone yellow card against Getafe.
Inaki Ruperez and Alvaro Odriozola go also miss di game due to injury problems, while Igor Zubeldia, Aritz Elustondo, Goncalo Guedes and Jon Karrikaburu dey facing late fitness tests.
Real Sociedad issues for di middle of dia defence fit mean dat defensive midfielder Jon Gorrotxategi go be asked to feature at di back for di Basque team.
Di match see Orri Óskarsson score for Real Sociedad to make am 2-1, as di game end with Real Sociedad taking di victory.
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