La Liga Fixtures 2017: Schedule, Live Stream and Week 24 Predictions

Real Madrid's La Liga title bid will be put under pressure if Barcelona and Sevilla win in the season's 24th week. Both will be eager to take advantage of Los Blancos losing a game in hand 2-1 to Valencia on Wednesday, with the result opening up the title race.

Yet a win is far from certain for either side since Barca will face familiar thorn Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon Stadium, while Sevilla are away to derby rivals Real Betis.

Real will be in the uncomfortable position of willing their local rivals to do them a favour. After all, Los Merengues can't count on padding their lead, considering they'll face a tricky trip to El Madrigal to take on Villarreal.

Here are the full fixtures for Week 24, along with schedule details, viewing information and predictions:

Date	Match	Time (GMT/ET)	Live Stream	Prediction
Friday, February 24	Las Palmas vs. Real Sociedad	7:45 p.m./2:45 p.m.	Sky Go/fuboTV	1-2
Saturday, February 25	Alaves vs. Valencia	12 p.m./7a.m.	Sky Go/beIN Sports CONNECT	0-1
Saturday, February 25	Real Betis vs. Sevilla	3:15 p.m./10:15 a.m.	fuboTV	1-3
Saturday, February 25	Leganes vs. Deportivo La Coruna	5:30 p.m./12:30 p.m.	Sky Go/fuboTV	1-1
Saturday, February 25	Eibar vs. Malaga	7:45 p.m./2:45 p.m.	Sky Go/fuboTV	1-1
Sunday, February 26	Espanyol vs. Osasuna	11 a.m./6 a.m.	Sky Go/beIN Sports CONNECT	2-0
Sunday, February 26	Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona	3:15 p.m./10:15 a.m.	Sky Go/fuboTV	2-2
Sunday, February 26	Athletic Bilbao vs. Granada	5:30 p.m./12:30 p.m.	Sky Go/beIN Sports CONNECT	2-1
Sunday, February 26	Sporting Gijon vs. Celta Vigo	5:30 p.m./12:30 p.m.	Sky Go/beIN Sports CONNECT	1-2
Sunday, February 26	Villarreal vs. Real Madrid	7:45 p.m./2:45 p.m.	Sky Go/fuboTV	2-3

Here are the stream links: Sky Go, beIN Sports CONNECT, fuboTV

Real Betis vs. Sevilla

A local derby may not have arrived at the ideal moment for Sevilla, who are likely still smarting from letting Leicester City snatch an away goal in the UEFA Champions League last 16. Sevilla beat the Foxes in the first leg of their knockout tie, but a 2-1 scoreline didn't reflect the scale of their dominance on Wednesday.

It means manager Jorge Sampaoli will be entering an already tense fixture with a point to prove, but his squad has the quality to put local rivals Betis to the sword.

Loanee duo Stevan Jovetic and Samir Nasri were outstanding against Leicester, and their quality on the ball will be vital in Betis. However, it's midfield enforcer Steven N'Zonzi who could be the important figure, especially early on.

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Betis are likely to force a fast start in front of their home crowd, so Sevilla will need Frenchman N'Zonzi's positional sense and physical power to break up forward raids and ensure they gain control of possession.

If the visitors can boss the ball, Sampaoli's squad has the class and mettle to score more than just pride from this derby, and a win will help Sevilla keep their momentum in the title race.

Atletico Madrid vs. Barcelona

Sevilla will count on Atleti doubling the value of a win by beating title rivals Barca. It's something Diego Simeone's men can accomplish thanks to their knack for frustrating the big boys.

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Atletico know how to deny the space Barcelona need to make their passing game click. They also know how to press with intelligence to attack the players less comfortable on the ball.

Yet it isn't just Atletico's defensive chops a struggling Barca team should be worried about—the Camp Nou club ought to fear Madrid's prowess up front.

Pace and movement are the cornerstones of how Atleti attack defences. French forwards Antoine Griezmann and Kevin Gameiro unleash those qualities whenever Simeone starts the pair together.

He did against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League recently, and they both scored and combined seamlessly in the final third, as noted by OptaJose:

Fernando Torres was also on the scoresheet in Germany. The 32-year-old is not the player he once was, but he still knows where the net is, per Sky Sports Statto:

Of course, Barcelona still have a chance in every game Lionel Messi is involved in. The prolific No. 10 remains a dominant force at the highest level, even if he hasn't looked the happiest recently.

In fact, Goal's Peter Staunton believes there's a chance Barca might even be forced to part ways with Messi sooner rather than later: "What Messi deserves is the assurance that Barca can build a team around him good enough to compete with Real Madrid for the biggest trophies in Spain and in Europe. Currently they cannot make that promise to him."

An ugly break up may be in the offing, but Messi is still the main man for Barcelona—he's good enough to revive the club's fortunes and fire them to another title.

Barca must sense their moment is now after Los Blancos slipped up in Valencia. Yet Sevilla will be thinking the same thing.