It’s derby weekend in the Spanish capital, as Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid face off at the Estadio Metropolitano. There are also nine other fixtures between Friday and Monday, following on from a busy midweek.
Here are our LaLiga predicted lineups for matchday seven. All kick-off times are based on the local time in Spain. Players in bold are those considered to have the highest chance of starting (80% or more).
LaLiga predicted lineups – Matchday 7
Friday 26th September 2025
21:00 – Girona vs Espanyol
Girona predicted lineup
Gazzaniga – Moreno, Blind, Frances, A. Martinez – Witsel, Martin, Ounahi – Gil, Vanat, Asprilla (4-3-3)
Espanyol predicted lineup
Dmitrovic – Romero, Cabrera, Calero, El Hilali – Exposito, Gonzalez de Zarate – Puado, Milla, Dolan – R. Fernandez (4-2-3-1)
Saturday 27th September 2025
14:00 – Getafe vs Levante
Getafe predicted lineup
Soria – Rico, Duarte, Abqar, Djene, Femenia – Milla, Arambarri, Martin – Mayoral, Sancris (5-3-2)
Levante predicted lineup
Ryan – M. Sanchez, Moreno, Elgezabal, V. Garcia – Brugui, Rey, Olasagasti, C. Alvarez – Romero, Etta Eyong (4-4-2)
16:15 – Atletico Madrid vs Real Madrid
Atletico Madrid predicted lineup
Oblak – Hancko, Lenglet, Le Normand, Llorente – N. Gonzalez, Barrios, Koke, Simeone – Griezmann, Alvarez (4-4-2)
Real Madrid predicted lineup
Courtois – Carreras, Huijsen, Militao, Carvajal – Guler, Tchouameni, Valverde – Vinicius, Mbappe, Mastantuono (4-3-3)
18:30 – Mallorca vs Alaves
Mallorca predicted lineup
Roman – Mojica, Valjent, Raillo, Morey – Morlanes, S. Costa – Domenech, Darder, Asano – Muriqi (4-2-3-1)
Alaves predicted lineup
Sivera – Diarra, Garces, Tenaglia, Jonny – Blanco, Guridi – Aleña, D. Suarez, Vicente – Boye (4-2-3-1)
21:00 – Villarreal vs Athletic Club
Villarreal predicted lineup
Junior – Cardona, Marin, Veiga, Mouriño – Solomon, Partey, Gueye, Buchanan – Pepe, Mikautadze (4-4-2)
Athletic Club predicted lineup
Simon – Yuri, Laporte, Vivian, Areso – Vesga, Ruiz de Galarreta – Navarro, Sancet, I. Williams – Berenguer (4-2-3-1)
Sunday 28th September 2025
14:00 – Rayo Vallecano vs Sevilla
Rayo Vallecano predicted lineup
Batalla – Chavarria, Ciss, Lejeune, Ratiu – U. Lopez, Diaz – A. Garcia, I. Palazon, De Frutos – Camello (4-2-3-1)
Sevilla predicted lineup
Vlachodimos – Salas, Marcao, Azpilicueta – Suazo, Agoume, Mendy, Carmona – Ejuke, Vargas – Romero (3-4-2-1)
16:15 – Elche vs Celta Vigo
Elche predicted lineup
Peña – Bigas, Affengruber, Chust – Pedrosa, Redondo, Febas, Valera – Ali Houary – A. Silva, Mir (3-4-1-2)
Celta Vigo predicted lineup
Radu – Dominguez, Lago, M. Fernandez – Alvarez, Sotelo, Beltran, Rueda – Zaragoza, Swedberg – Iglesias (3-4-2-1)
18:30 – Barcelona vs Real Sociedad
Barcelona predicted lineup
J. Garcia – Martin, Christensen, E. Garcia, Kounde – Pedri, De Jong – Rashford, Olmo, Raphinha – Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)
Real Sociedad predicted lineup
Remiro – Gomez, Caleta-Car, Zubeldia, Aramburu – B. Mendez, Gorrotxategi, Marin – Barrenetxea, Oyarzabal, Kubo (4-3-3)
21:00 – Real Betis vs Osasuna
Real Betis predicted lineup
Valles – Rodriguez, Natan, V. Gomez, Bellerin – Altimira, Fornals – Ez, Lo Celso, Antony – C. Hernandez (4-2-3-1)
Osasuna predicted lineup
Herrera – Cruz, Catena, Boyomo – Barja, Moncayola, Torro, Rosier – Ruben Garcia, Muñoz – Raul Garcia (3-4-2-1)
Monday 29th September 2025
21:00 – Valencia vs Real Oviedo
Valencia predicted lineup
Agirrezabala – Gaya, Diakhaby, Tarrega, Foulquier – D. Lopez, Guerra, Santamaria, Rioja – Danjuma, Duro (4-4-2)
Real Oviedo predicted lineup
Escandell – J Lopez, Carmo, Calvo, Ahijado – Reina, Dendoncker, Ilic – Chaira, Vinas, Hassan (4-3-3)
