La Liga Fixtures 2015 Week 29: Schedule, Live Stream Info, Picks and Key Players
A rotten run of form has left Real Madrid trailing in their bid for the La Liga title, with Barcelona now four points ahead of Carlo Ancelotti's Los Blancos at the top.
Barca's 2-1 victory in El Clasico last time out was Real's third league match in four in which they failed to win, a run of form which has left the Bernabeu outfit struggling.
Real must pick up a victory in Week 29 when they host Granada on Sunday to keep up pressure on Barca at the top of the league, with Luis Enrique's men travelling to Celta de Vigo for their first fixture following the international break.
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Here is the full schedule for Week 29 in La Liga:
| Date | Time (BST/ET) | Fixture | Live Stream | Pick |
| April 3 | 7:45 p.m./2:45 p.m. | Eibar vs. Rayo Vallecano | beIN Sports Connect (US) | Rayo |
| April 4 | 3 p.m/10 a.m. | Sevilla vs. Athletic Bilbao | beIN Sports Connect (US) | Sevilla |
| April 4 | 5 p.m./noon | Cordoba vs. Atletico Madrid | Sky Go (UK), beIN Sports Connect (US) | Atletico |
| April 4 | 7 p.m./2 p.m. | Almeria vs. Levante | beIN Sports Connect (US) | Draw |
| April 4 | 9 p.m./4 p.m. | Malaga vs. Real Sociedad | beIN Sports Connect (US) | Draw |
| April 5 | 11 a.m./6 a.m. | Real Madrid vs. Granada | Sky Go (UK), beIN Sports Connect (US) | Real |
| April 5 | 4 p.m./11 a.m. | Valencia vs. Villarreal | Sky Go (UK), beIN Sports Connect (US) | Valencia |
| April 5 | 6 p.m./1 p.m. | Getafe vs. Deportivo La Coruna | Sky Go (UK), beIN Sports Connect (US) | Getafe |
| April 5 | 8 p.m./3 p.m. | Celta de Vigo vs. Barcelona | Sky Go (UK), beIN Sports Connect (US) | Barcelona |
| April 6 | 7 p.m./2 p.m. | Espanyol vs. Elche | n/a | Espanyol |
Key Players
Luis Suarez, Barcelona
After a relatively barren start to his time for the Blaugrana, Luis Suarez has burst into life in recent weeks, scoring four goals in his last four league appearances.
He scored the vital winner in El Clasico—a goal that could be essential in handing Barca the title—taking a sublime first touch before sending the ball home.
As Enrique noted post-match, there are very few strikers in the world who could have scored such a goal, per Spanish football writer Dermot Corrigan. The Uruguayan continues to prove he is worth all of the €81 million Barca paid for him:
Having beaten Real, Barca are in pole position to win the title, but they must keep picking up the victories to avoid letting Los Blancos back into the race.
With 10 wins from their last 11 matches in the league, a victory away to mid-table Celta de Vigo on Sunday should be routine, but Barca came unstuck in the reverse fixture back in November, losing 1-0 at the Camp Nou.
Celta proved on that occasion they are capable of shutting down Barca's attacking giants, but Suarez should be the key to breaking down the hosts' defence this time around.
Suarez's sublime movement opens up the play for the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar—both of whom are also in fine form—and Celta will surely not be able to handle such quality in full flow.
Barca have won their last five away league games, scoring 20 goals in the process, and with Suarez in form, that run looks set to continue this weekend.
Luka Modric, Real Madrid
Despite Atletico Madrid achieving the near-impossible last season and breaking the Real-Barca duopoly in La Liga, there is little doubt that it is, once again, a two-horse race this time around.
But the Catalan giants are at risk of running away with the league title if Real can't get out of their current slump, which has seen them lose three of their last four in all competitions.
Luka Modric recently returned from injury for his first start since November against Levante in a 2-0 victory in mid-March, and the Croatian immediately showed his worth to the side, per AFP's Kieran Canning:
Despite the defeat, he was once again key as Real dominated periods of the game against Barca, and his continued fitness will be essential as the season draws to a close.
Modric's control of the game from midfield gets the best out of Real's attacking men—Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale, Karim Benzema—and if he is on song against lowly Granada on Sunday, Los Blancos will win with ease.
Spanish football writer Nicholas Rigg noted how Modric has slotted back into the side, and the Granada clash should allow him yet more game time to get back to peak fitness:
Real have the advantage of playing before Barca on Sunday, thus a victory for Los Blancos would put pressure on Enrique's side.
There is still some way to go in the title race, and Real look in much better shape with Modric in the side as they look to close the gap at the top.
