Sun 8th Nov - Juegos Mediterraneos
Valencia moved into fourth spot in La Liga after a 1-0 win over bottom of the table Malaga.

Guillem Balague wonders if Atletico Madrid's new coach can mastermind a shock win over Real.

Barcelona eased past Segunda B minnows Cultural Leonesa, while Valencia earned a 1-0 win over third division CD Alcoyano.

Barcelona hit Real Zaragoza for six as Valencia beat Almeria and Real Valladolid shocked Deportivo.

After Real Madrid's cup disaster, Guillem Balague says Manuel Pellegrini can't afford another slip-up.

See the best of the weekend's action from Spain's top flight, right here on skysports.com

Villarreal's horrendous start to the Spanish season continued as they went bottom of the table after defeat to Xerez.
Bruce SitholePeople seem to have a short memory..everyone keeps raving about the number of players rafa has signed blah blah but everyone forgets the number he had to sell to buy those players. In the first few season he was on a shoe string budget...
| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Thursday 12th November | |
| Spanish Copa del Rey | |
| 20:00 | Almeria vs Hercules |
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Mallorca vs Almeria |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao |
| Sunday 6th December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Almeria |
| Sunday 13th December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Deportivo La Coruna |
| Sunday 20th December | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Espanyol vs Almeria |
| Sunday 3rd January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Xerez |
| Sunday 10th January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Villarreal vs Almeria |
| Sunday 17th January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Tenerife |
| Sunday 24th January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Sevilla vs Almeria |
| Sunday 31st January | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Valladolid vs Almeria |
| Sunday 7th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Sporting Gijon |
| Sunday 14th February | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Getafe vs Almeria |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 2 - 0 Osasuna | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 Almeria | |
| Wednesday 28th October | |
| Spanish Copa del Rey | |
| Hercules 2 - 1 Almeria | |
| Sunday 25th October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 0 - 3 Valencia | |
| Sunday 18th October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Malaga 1 - 2 Almeria | |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Barcelona 1 - 0 Almeria | |
| Sunday 27th September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 2 - 2 Racing Santander | |
| Wednesday 23rd September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 2 Almeria | |
| Sunday 20th September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 1 - 0 Getafe | |
| Sunday 13th September | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Sporting Gijon 1 - 0 Almeria | |
| Sunday 30th August | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Almeria 0 - 0 Valladolid | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Espanyol | 10 | 13 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Almeria | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Getafe | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Real Zaragoza | 10 | 11 |
Sunderland fan Lucinda Gittins was strutting her stuff in the Soccer AM studios this week.
Guillem Balague wonders if Atletico Madrid's new coach can mastermind a shock win over Real.
Quique Sanchez Flores told Revista he is relishing the job on his hands at Atletico Madrid.