Keane's
‘Everybody's Changing' sums up the past seven days in Spanish football, firstly we said goodbye to Nuno Espirito Santo after their loss to Sevilla, who leaves Valencia after just 14 months in charge at the Mestalla Stadium. A few days passed and an appointment came out of the blue in Gary Neville. The link is there Valencia Owner Peter Lim also owns a 50% stake in Salford City, a club both Neville brothers are heavily involved in each owning a 10% stake in the club. It's an interesting appointment. Valencia will certainly be an interesting watch for the remainder of the season.
Elsewhere Segunda Division B Cadiz CF side knocked Spanish giants out of the Copa Del Rey. Well technically they did anyway, Rafa Benitez gave a start Russian winger Denis Cheryshev although the 24-year-old scored the opening goal of the game he was not eligible for selection having collected three yellow cards in last years edition of the tournament subsequently suspending him from playing and leading to Real Madrid being expelled from the competition � a decision they have appealed.
Enough of the past lets look ahead to the future, don't forget you can check team news here before deciding on your final squads and as always our prices come from our partners over at MondoGoal (MO) and FantasyBet (FB) please enjoy our Gameweek 14 La Liga Daily Fantasy Football Tips.
Fixtures
Saturday 5th December
Real Madrid vs Getafe
Granada vs Atletico Madrid
Valencia vs Barcelona
Deportivo La Coruna vs Sevilla
Real Betis v Celta Vigo
Sunday 6th December
Real Sociedad vs Eibar
Villarreal vs Rayo Vallecano
Sporting Gijon vs Las Palmas
Athletic Club Bilbao vs Malaga
Monday 7th December
Espanyol vs Levante
Clean Sheet Potential
1. Atletico Madrid
2. Real Madrid
3. Athletic Club Bilbao
4. Villarreal, Barcelona & Real Sociedad
5. Sporting Gijon
Goalkeeper Tips
Saturday:
It's another appearance for Real Madrid keeper
Jan Oblak (MO:10.5m, FB:6.5m) who kept his eighth clean sheet of the season in last weeks 1-0 win over Espanyol. Atletico boss Diego Simeone knows how to win matches and although it may not be in the prettiest circumstances his side get the job done week after week. Their defence is incredible robust and tight, preventing their opposition having shots and limiting their possession in the final third. They've conceded just six goals in thirteen league games this season with two of them coming away from home. Oblak will be looking to keep these numbers the same when he and his teammates travel to Granada.
Sunday:
It's been a difficult job selecting a keeper for Sunday's fixtures. We were originally going to tip Athletic Club Bilbao shot stopper Gorka Iraizoz but there is better value in the Basque's side squad further up the pitch � more on that later. Instead we've opted for Real Sociedad's
Geronimo Rulli (MO:5.1m, FB:5.5m) it was a shaky start to the season for La Real before former Everton manager David Moyes was relieved of his duties and was replaced by Eusebio. The former Barcelona midfielder has spent the last four years coaching the Barcelona B side and will be a much better coach than he was at Celta Vigo back in 2009. It was a baptism of fire for the new manager as he faced the side he made over 200 appearances for losing 4-0 at the Camp Nou. He's now had enough time to mark on the side and have the team training how he wants them to, he will value a clean sheet against Eibar almost as much as a goal.
Defender Tips
Real Madrid have had all sorts of problem this week and have earned themselves a new rivalry in the fax machine, first the David de Gea debacle and now Cheryshev's registration issue. They will be keen to forget all their off the field issues when they face Eibar at the Santiago Bernabeu this Saturday. Dani Carvajal joins Sergio Ramos, Marcelo and Raphael Varane on the treatment table which should see
Nacho (MO:7.9m,FB:5.5m) start at the heart of the defence. He comes in very cheap for a Real Madrid defender who will most likely start due to the injuries in the side. Rafa Benitez's side don't tend to conceded much in front of their own fans, conceding five goals at home this season � four of which came in the El Clasico loss.
Sunday:
Another beneficiary of injuries this weekend is Villarreal's
Antonio Rukavina (MO:6.6m,FB:N/A) who looks like the immediate replacement for injured right back Mario Gaspar. The Serbian defender has only played 170 minutes so far this season but has featured five times in the Europa League collecting two assists in the process. He likes to get forward and produce a number of chances for his side giving him the perfect chance to pick up some assists in the La Liga. Villarreal play hosts to Rayo Vallecano this weekend a side who have been struggling away from home this season winning only one of their six away games conceding 13 goals and scoring six. Rukavina will be looking to impress manager Marcelino with a solid performance and possibly displace Mario in the side when he returns next month.
Attacking Potential
1. Real Madrid
2. Barcelona
3. Villarreal
4. Athletic Club Bilbao
5. Celta Vigo & Atletico Madrid
Midfielder Tips
Saturday:
Barcelona have been nothing short of sensational this season, they didn't look themselves at the start of the season but have hit full speed and are showing no signs of slowing down. They've scored 16 goals in their last five games leaving Luis Enrique's side with a total of 33 goals in 13 games. They sit by four points and will be looking to keep that margin from the chasing pack this weekend against Valencia. Although Nuno has now left the club it's hard to overlook any Barcelona player in Daily Fantasy Football ours comes in the shape of
Andres Iniesta (MO:10.4m, FB:9.5m) who is showing no signs of his deteriorating. As we all know Don Andres is a joy to watch with the ball at his feet and can find the forward run of Neymar, Messi and Suarez with ease.
Sunday:
Sunday brings another Barcelona player in the shape of
Alen Halilovic (MO:6.5m, FB:N/A) who is on loan at Sporting Gijon. The Croatian can have a massive impact on the game is he chooses to show up on the day, this season he has two goals and three assists to his name and is showing great maturity for a 19-year-old. He loves having the ball at his feet and beating his man and like Andres Iniesta he's a fantastic supplier for his team mates but he also knows where the back of the net is. Gijon have really been struggling in recent weeks picking up only one win in their last five games and losing the other four but Las Palmas don't travel well and are without a win away from Estadio Gran Canaria. The game won't be a thriller but we believe the young Barcelona loanee ill have an impact on the final result.
Forward Tips
Saturday:
Now, you don't need us to tell you that once again Neymar, Suarez and Messi are all great picks but we wanted to bring you a different name from the norm and provide you with someone who you may not have thought about. Welcome
Lucas Perez (MO:11.6m, FB:8.5m) who has now scored in four consecutive La Liga games after his 91st minute goal against Las Palmas last weekend. He's the clubs most prolific goal scorer whose tally for the season sits at nine goals in 13 games. Sevilla are the fourth worst away team in La Liga and travel to a Depor side who are five places higher in the table, home boy Lucas Perez can't stop scoring and is in the form of his life.
Sunday:
Similar to Lucas Perez our Sunday forward tip also can't stop scoring, it's Athletic Club Bilbao's
Aduriz (MO:15.1m, FB:N/A) who at the age of 34 has scored 10 league goals this season, even more impressive is the fact he's scored 20 goals in all competitions this season, an incredible achievement for someone who could be considered past it. The forward is very good in the air and knows where the back of the net is both with his feet and his head, in last weeks 3-0 win over Rayo he scored the perfect hat-trick. He's one of the most underrated strikers in Spain and if his form continues it'll be hard for Vicente del Bosque to ignore him.
Thanks for reading, good luck this weekend make sure you join us next week for another round of La Liga Daily Fantasy Football Tips.
