It’s the final weekend of the season, with all eyes on the bottom of the table as Levante, Elche, Girona, Mallorca and Osasuna fight for survival.
Getafe are in pole position to secure the final European place, with nine fixtures kicking off simultaneously on Saturday night.
Here are our LaLiga predicted lineups for matchday 38. 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 38

Saturday 23rd May 2026
21:00 – Valencia vs Barcelona
Valencia predicted lineup
Dimitrievski – Vazquez, Nuñez, Tarrega, Correia – G. Rodriguez, Ugrinic – D. Lopez, Guerra, Rioja – Duro (4-2-3-1)
Barcelona predicted lineup
Szczesny – Cancelo, Cortes, Cubarsi, E. Garcia – Pedri, Bernal – Raphinha, Gavi, Bardghji – Ferran (4-2-3-1)
21:00 – Real Betis vs Levante
Real Betis predicted lineup
Adrian – Rodriguez, Natan, Llorente, Bellerin – Roca, Fornals – Abde, Isco, Antony – C. Hernandez (4-2-3-1)
Levante predicted lineup
Ryan – M. Sanchez, Moreno, De la Fuente, Toljan – Olasagasti, Arriaga – Romero, Martinez, V. Garcia – Espi (4-2-3-1)
21:00 – Real Madrid vs Athletic Club
Real Madrid predicted lineup
Courtois – F. Garcia, Alaba, Rudiger, Carvajal – Bellingham, Pitarch, Valverde, Brahim – Gonzalo, Mbappe (4-4-2)
Athletic Club predicted lineup
Simon – Boiro, Laporte, Yeray, Gorosabel – Jauregizar, Rego – Navarro, U. Lopez, I. Williams – Guruzeta (4-2-3-1)
21:00 – Alaves vs Rayo Vallecano
Alaves predicted lineup
Sivera – Parada, Koski, Tenaglia – Rebbach, Guridi, Blanco, Suarez, Perez – Diabate, Martinez (3-5-2)
Rayo Vallecano predicted lineup
Batalla – Espino, Mendy, Lejeune, Balliu – Valentin, Gumbau – C. Martin, Diaz, F. Perez – Camello (4-2-3-1)

21:00 – Girona vs Elche
Girona predicted lineup
Gazzaniga – Moreno, Blind, Reis, Martinez – Witsel, Beltran – Roca, Ounahi, Tsygankov – Echeverri (4-2-3-1)
Elche predicted lineup
Dituro – Bigas, Affengruber, Chust – Valera, Febas, Villar, Aguado, Morente – A. Silva, Mir (3-5-2)
21:00 – Getafe vs Osasuna
Getafe predicted lineup
Soria – Davinchi, Romero, Duarte, Abqar, Iglesias – Arambarri, Milla, Martin – Vazquez, Liso (5-3-2)
Osasuna predicted lineup
Herrera – Galan, Catena, Boyomo, Rosier – Torro, Moncayola – Barja, Oroz, Ruben – Budimir (4-2-3-1)
21:00 – Celta Vigo vs Sevilla
Celta Vigo predicted lineup
Radu – Alonso, Lago, J. Rodriguez – Mingueza, Lopez, Moriba, Rueda – Duran, Swedberg – Iglesias (3-4-2-1)
Sevilla predicted lineup
Nyland – Suazo, Salas, Azpilicueta, Carmona – Oso, Gudelj, Sow, Vargas – Adams, Romero (4-4-2)
21:00 – Mallorca vs Real Oviedo
Mallorca predicted lineup
Roman – Lato, Mascarell, Valjent, Maffeo – Darder, Morlanes, S. Costa, Torre – Muriqi, Virgili (4-4-2)
Real Oviedo predicted lineup
Moldovan – Alhassane, Carmo, Costas, Vidal – Fonseca, Colombatto – Thiago, Reina, Chaira – Borbas (4-2-3-1)
21:00 – Espanyol vs Real Sociedad
Espanyol predicted lineup
Dmitrovic – Romero, Cabrera, Riedel, El Hilali – Exposito, Gonzalez de Zarate – Milla, Terrats, Dolan – Kike (4-2-3-1)
Real Sociedad predicted lineup
Marrero – Gomez, Martin, Caleta-Car, Aramburu – Soler, Turrientes – Guedes, Sucic, Kubo – Oyarzabal (4-2-3-1)
Sunday 24th May 2026
21:00 – Villarreal vs Atletico Madrid
Villarreal predicted lineup
Tenas – Pedraza, Veiga, Navarro, Mouriño – Moleiro, Parejo, Gueye, Pepe – Moreno, Mikautadze (4-4-2)
Atletico Madrid predicted lineup
Musso – Ruggeri, Hancko, Pubill, Llorente – Vargas, Koke – Lookman, Baena, Simeone – Sorloth (4-2-3-1)
Mark Sochon is an experienced football writer and has been the editor of LaLigaExpert.com since 2018. Based in Madrid, he has been covering La Liga and Spanish football for more than a decade. Aside from writing most of the content here, he also covers La Liga and European competitions for Goal and Betfred, while his work has previously been published by the likes of the Guardian and World Soccer.
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