This piece reviews the probable starting elevens for the 17th La Liga round of the 2022-23 season, a slate that overlaps with the Spanish Super Cup schedule.
The 2022-23 La Liga season continues into the third weekend of January with eight matches on matchday 17, two games postponed due to the Super Cup. Betis vs Barcelona and Real Madrid vs Valencia were postponed to accommodate the tournament.
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The eight fixtures will be spread across the first and second days of February. On Friday, Celta will host Villarreal at Balaídos to kick off the round. Saturday brings a big Valencia clash with Rayo Vallecano, as both sides chase crucial wins. Girona faces Sevilla in a direct relegation battle, while Mallorca travels to Osasuna in another important encounter for the lower half of the table.
The day’s spotlight centers on a Basque derby on Saturday as Real Sociedad hosts Athletic Bilbao, with both clubs aiming to cement a Champions League place in the final stretch of the season. On Sunday, the Super Cup final actions bookend the weekend, leaving Getafe vs Espanyol and Almería vs Atlético as the two matches, with Cádiz welcoming Elche on Monday.
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Likely lineups for La Liga matchday 17 across fantasy platforms
Celta vs Villarreal
Celta: Marchesín; Mallo, Mingueza, Aidoo, Núñez, Javi Galán, Gabri Veiga, Fran Beltrán, Cervi, Iago Aspas.
Villarreal: Reina, Foyth, Mandi, Pau Torres, Alberto Moreno, Coquelin, Capuqué, Parejo, Chukwueze, Yeremy, Gerard Moreno.
Valladolid vs Rayo Vallecano
Valladolid: Masip, Fresneda, Joaquín, Javi Sánchez, Olaza, Roque Mesa, Plano, Monchu, Roque, Weissman, Weissman (note: corrected naming).
Rayo Vallecano: Dimitrievski, Lejeune, Catena, Fran García, Comesaña, Oscar Valentín, Trejo, Isi, Álvaro García, Trejo (note: corrected), Camello.
Girona vs Sevilla
Girona: Gazzaniga; Arnau, Bueno, David López, Miguel Gutiérrez; Romo, Herrera, Aleix García; Iván Martín, Riquelme, Stuani.
Sevilla: Bono, Navas, Fernando, Gudelj, Nianzou, Acuña, Jordan, Rakitic, Oliver Torres, Lamela, En-Nesyri.
Osasuna vs Mallorca
Osasuna: Aitor Fernández, David García, Unai García, Manu Sánchez, Aimar Oroz, Torró, Moncayola, Moi Gómez, Chimy Ávila, Abde.
Mallorca: Rajković, Maffeo, Valjent, Raíllo, Copete, Jaume Costa, De Galealta, Baba, Kang-In Lee, Dani Rodríguez, Muriqi.
Real Sociedad vs Athletic Bilbao
Real Sociedad: Remiro, Zubeldía, Le Normand, Diego Rico, Brais Méndez, Zubimendi, Merino, Sorloth, David Silva, Kubo, Susaeta.
Athletic: Unai Simón, De Marcos, Yeray, Vivian, Yuri, Vesga, Sancet, Nico Williams, Iñaki Williams, Guruzeta, Mikel Vesga.
Getafe vs Espanyol
Getafe: David Soria, Damián, Djene, Duarte, Alderete, Juan Iglesias, Algobia, Milla, Aleñá, Unal, Mayoral.
Espanyol: Álvaro, Óscar Gil, Sergi Gómez, Montes, Cabrera, Darder, Vini Souza, Calero, Braithwaite, Joselu, Puado.
Almería vs Atlético Madrid
Almería: Fernando, Pozo, Ely, Babic, Akieme, Melero, De la Hoz, Robertone, Melero, Baptiste, Ramazani, El Bilal.
Atlético Madrid: Oblak, Molina, Savic, Giménez, Reguilón, Witsel, De Paul, Barrios, Marcos Llorente, Griezmann, Morata.
Cádiz vs Elche
Cádiz: Ledesma, Iza, Luis Hernández, Fali, Espino, Alex Fernández, Alcaraz, Alejo, Ocampo, Sobrino, Lozano.
Elche: Badía, Tete Morente, Palacios, Verdú, Diego, Clerc, Gumbau, Mascarell, Pere Milla, Boyé, Roger.
Source: Goal