The central match of the round will be between the leaders of the championship, "Barcelona" and "Atletico".
The matches of the 18th round of the Spanish La Liga 2024/25 season will take place on December 20-22.
It will start on Friday with a match in which Girona, played by Ukrainian midfielder Viktor Tsygankov, will host Valladolid.
On Saturday, Athletic Bilbao will face Osasuna, and the central match of the round will be between the championship leaders Barcelona and Atletico.
The round will end on Sunday, when Real Madrid of Ukrainian goalkeeper Andriy Lunin, who won the 2024 Intercontinental Cup in the middle of the week, will face Sevilla.
Based on the results of the 17th round, Barcelona leads the Primera table (38 points). In second and third place, respectively, are Atletico Madrid (38 points) and Real (37 points), who have a match in hand. The top 4 is closed by Athletic Bilbao (33 points).
SPAIN CHAMPIONSHIP/LA LIGA-2024/25
ROUND 18 Friday, December 20 22:00 GIRONA _:_ VALLADOLID Saturday, December 21 15:00 GETAFE _:_ MALLORCA 17:15 CELTA _:_ REAL SOCIEDAD 19:30 OSASUNA _:_ ATHLETIC 22:00 BARCELONA _:_ ATHLETIC Sunday, December 22 15:00 VALENCIA _:_ ALAVES 17:15 REAL MADRID _:_ SEVILLE 19:30 LAS PALMAS _:_ ESPANYOL 19:30 LEGANES _:_ VILLARREAL 22:00 BETIS _:_ RAYO VALLECANO