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Why are Barcelona and Real Madrid not playing in La Liga’s opening weekend?

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Fans will have to wait to see Jude Bellingham’s Real Madrid and Raphinha and Co in action
“La Liga is back this weekend, but not quite as you know it. Six games are being played across the opening matchday — but the Spanish top flight’s two biggest clubs, Barcelona and Real Madrid, will not be in action. Who is playing in the opening La Liga weekend and who is not?The opening game is Deportivo Alaves v Getafe today (Saturday) at 7.30pm local time (6.30pm UK, 1.30pm ET), with Sevilla hosting Rayo Vallecano later that evening. Racing Santander will make their La Liga return on Sunday when Villarreal travel to their El Sardinero home ground, while Espanyol play Levante that day. Another historic club back in the division, Deportivo La Coruna, welcome Elche on Monday, before Atletico Madrid face second-division play-off winners Malaga on Wednesday. …”
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Guardian – La Liga 2026-27 preview: Madrid look to Mourinho in bid to dethrone Barcelona

2026–27 La Liga

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“The 2026–27 La Liga, also known as La Liga EA Sports due to sponsorship reasons, will be the 96th season of La Liga, Spain’s top-flight football competition.Barcelona are the two time defending champions, having won their 29th title the previous season. A total of twenty teams contest the league, including seventeen sides from the 2025–26 season and three promoted from the 2025–26 Segunda División. This includes the two top teams from the Segunda División, and the winners of the promotion play-offs. The first team to be relegated from Laliga were Oviedo, after Girona earned a point in a 1–1 draw against Rayo Vallecano on 11 May 2026, after only a single season in the top tier. The second and third team to be relegated were Girona and Mallorca on 23 May 2026, after four and five years in top division respectively. On 16 May 2026, Racing Santander became the first side to mathematically be promoted, assured of a return to the top flight after a 14-year absence, following a 4–1 win against Real Valladolid. Deportivo A Coruña became the second team to be promoted on the penultimate day after defeating Real Valladolid 2–0. Málaga, absent for a similar duration from La Liga, was the final promoted team by defeating Almería 2–1 in the promotion play-offs. …”
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W – FC Barcelona
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