Barcelona faces an early season test with a trip to El Madrigal to face Villarreal, while Real Madrid travels to face struggling Real Sociedad.
The defending champions Atlético Madrid stumbled out of the blocks with a scoreless draw against Rayo Vallecano. Atléti looked tired after their Spanish Super Cup triumph the week before, lacking their usual energy especially in the final 15 minutes of the match. Head coach Diego Simeone will once again be forced to watch the match from the stands as he continues to seve his eight match ban.
Real Sociedad could find themselves in an early season hole as they look to rebound from an opening round loss by hosting Real Madrid. Los Blancos were hardly impressive on Monday against newly promoted Cordoba, but they still won thanks to their wealth of talent. After a week of rest and training, Carlo Ancelotti will expect a strong performance from his players.
The 'Game of the Week' for this round is Barcelona vs. Villarreal on Sunday at El Madrigal. After a fairly pedestrian tune-up match at home against Elche in round 1, Barca hit the road for the first of two straight early season tests. The Yellow Submarine got their season off to a good start with a 2-0 win over Levante, and would love nothing more than to knock off the Blaugrana to open their home schedule. Despite playing Barca tough twice last season, Villarreal was unable to get a victory in either league match.
Here's the full schedule for round two in La Liga:
Friday, August 29
Getafe vs. Almeria | 2 p.m. ET, 8 p.m. CEST
Valencia vs. Malaga | 4 p.m. ET, 10 p.m. CEST
Saturday, August 30
Athletic Bilbao vs. Levante | 1 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CEST
Cordoba vs. Celta Vigo | 1 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CEST
Atlético Madrid vs. Eibar | 3 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. CEST
Espanyol vs. Sevilla | 5 p.m. ET, 11 p.m. CEST
Sunday, August 31
Villarreal vs. Barcelona | 1 p.m. ET, 7 p.m. CEST
Deportivo La Coruña vs. Rayo Vallecano | 3 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. CEST
Real Sociedad vs. Real Madrid | 3 p.m. ET, 9 p.m. CEST
Elche vs. Granada | 5 p.m. ET, 11 p.m. CEST
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