MADRID， April 30 （Xinhua） —— The 34th round of matches in La Liga promises more tension as any slip up could be fatal in the race for the title and the battle to avoid relegation。

The weekend kicks off on Friday night when mid-table Celta Vigo and Levante play each other， before the first relegation crunch match kicks off on Saturday lunchtime with a Basque derby between Eibar and Alaves。

Alaves have taken two wins and two draws from their four games since Javier Calleja took over as coach， while Eibar‘s narrow 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad on Monday leaves them seven points from safety and without a win in their last 16 league games。

Next up third from bottom Elche entertain league leaders Atletico Madrid。

Atletico travel after dropping 17 points from their last 11 games， but Barcelona’s shock 2-1 defeat at home to Granada on Thursday means they remain top of the table a week ahead of their decisive visit to the Camp Nou。

Luis Suarez and Joao Tomas look set to start after Atletico coach Diego Simeone paid the price for his side‘s timid approach to last Sunday’s defeat in San Mames against Athletic Club。

Huesca against Real Sociedad is Saturday‘s next game with Huesca’s recovery grinding to a halt with a 2-0 defeat at home to Getafe last weekend to leave them second from bottom。 Meanwhile Real Sociedad look to have strengthened their position in fifth and are aiming for a rapid return to next season‘s Europa League。

Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has a juggling act to do ahead of his side’s game at home to a very solid Osasuna。

Madrid‘s 1-1 draw at home to Chelsea in the Champions League semifinals on Tuesday leaves them with a tough job in London next Wednesday。 Zidane’s men looked to be lacking freshness against Chelsea and the coach has to decide how many rotations to introduce into his starting 11 to preserve the legs of players such as Toni Kroos and Luka Modric， while ensuring they don‘t drop points as they have done recently against Betis and Getafe。

Barca’s shock defeat also helps Real Madrid who know any slip ups from Barca or Atletico will open the door for them to lift the title。

Fede Valverde and Ferland Mendy should be back after injury and Zidane may be tempted to give more minutes to Eden Hazard to try and improve his fitness ahead of their Champions League return leg。

Barca visit Valencia in Sunday‘s key game， but what had looked like a game to confirm Barca’s leadership is now a must-win affair after Thursday‘s defeat and although Valencia have disappointed this season， they are unbeaten in their last eight home games with four draws and four wins。

Before that Valladolid entertain Betis in another game with relegation and a place in Europe for next season at stake， while seventh place Villarreal have to turn their attention from their Europa League semifinal to La Liga for their home game against Getafe。

Granada and Cadiz play an Andalusian derby between two sides comfortably in mid-table with little more than local pride at stake and the round of games finishes on Monday when Sevilla entertain Athletic Club。

Sevilla are still title contenders and they will know their rivals’ results before kicking off against a rival with little to play for， but who have drawn six and won one of their last seven league matches。 Enditem