Good evening and welcome to Football Espana’s live coverage of the Primera meeting between Real Madrid and Almeria.
Barcelona laid down the gauntlet with a 6-0 thrashing of Getafe on Tuesday and moved five points clear of Los Blancos with the end of the season in sight.
A Madrid win would restore the deficit to two points with four games to play and give Carlo Ancelotti’s side some added momentum ahead of a seven days in which they visit both Sevilla and Juventus.
Almeria meanwhile are far from assured of being in the top flight next season, going into Week 34 out of trouble by only two points, with Deportivo La Coruna looking to haul back Los Rojiblancos.
Sergi Barjuan has led his side to two wins in his first three games in the dugout, beating Granada and Eibar either side of a loss against Rayo Vallecano.
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