Mendizorroza hosts one of weekend's big games, between two sides who can ill-afford to drop points.
Alaves remain in a delicate spot in the table, second from bottom and without a point or a goal to their name.
Likewise, Real Madrid have struggled at the start of the season, with only 2 points from a possible 9 in their
home matches to date.
Zidane's men lost to Betis in midweek, and need a win to try to cut the 7 point gap between them and Barcelona.
"We need to pick ourselves back up. We can only look ahead, get back on our feet ASAP,
wake up and try and get out of this."
The first 'final' of the season for Malaga comes on Matchday 6 of the season.
The Andalusians have suffered 5 defeats on the bounce, and are bottom of the table.
They've only scored one goal, conceding 11.
Opponents Athletic Club come into this one off the back of defeat to Atletico Madrid,
and want to keep up the pace near the top of LaLiga. They lost on their last visit to La Rosaleda,
thanks to an 82nd minute Duda strike.
Saturday sees an historic Catalan derby, as Girona and Barça play one another for the first time
in LaLiga Santander.
It's a third home game for Girona, who have already hosted Atletico Madrid and Sevilla at Montilivi.
Barça top the table, and Leo Messi is in fine form.
"He surprises us game after game, training session after training session.
He's a spectacular player, and for me it's a great privilege to play alongside someone like him."
Messi has scored 9 goals in the first 5 matchdays, including 4 against Eibar at the Camp Nou in midweek.
Luis Suarez is likely to return to the starting lineup.
Espanyol and Deportivo are in desperate need of a win, as they look to break out of the bottom places
in the table.
Gerard Moreno scored both times the two sides squared off last season.
Other previous encounters have seen Espanyol win 6 and draw 2 of the last 10,
whilst Deportivo have won twice.
At the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez, Getafe hope to bring joy to the fans with a home win.
The last team to visit was FC Barcelona, who had to work hard to overcome a side boosted by
an excellent Shibasaki.
This weekend it's Villarreal who face Pepe Bordolas' men, and their combination of Bacca-Bakambu
are beginning to click up front.
It was Bakambu himself who scored the most recent goal in games between the two sides, two seasons ago.
Eibar need to bounce back from a heavy defeat at the Camp Nou in midweek, as they face a team close to
them in the table.
Mendilíbar's men had a good first half against Barça, with clear chances that they failed to take.
Celta have started the season inconsistently and need to pick up their away form;
they have lost both of their games away from Balaidos this term.
UD Las Palmas and CD Leganes meet in the Canary Islands, in a fixture previously unseen in the top flight
before last season. The home team have yet to beat Leganes in their two games to date; last year saw a 1-1
draw and a 3-0 victory for Los Pepineros.
After defeat to Sevilla, Las Palmas will try to turn things around through the goalscoring form of Loic Remy,
who could return to the starting lineup.
Two of the pleasant surprises of the early going meet at Anoeta on Matchday 6.
Real Sociedad remain a strong side, despite losing their last home game against Real Madrid.
Valencia know that the match will be a tough one.
"We know it will be a very difficult game, away from home. We know that La Real are a great team,
and they've shown that. They are in the upper reaches of the table. We have to start as we have in recent games,
with intensity and focus. I think that if we continue doing that we can get a great result."
Marcelino's side scored a heavy victory in Malaga on Tuesday, with Simone Zaza getting a hat trick.
A huge win at the Santiago Bernabeu has Quique Setien's Real Betis on a high,
and they return to the Benito Villamarin in search of further victories.
So far, they've played two games there, with two 2-1 wins.
The most recent included a Joaquin brace.
Visitors Levante have only played one away game, but in it they earned a valuable point at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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