Espanyol and Cádiz were held to a goalless draw in the opening match of La Liga’s 30th matchday and missed the chance to escape from the bottom of the standings, with the Catalans temporarily climbing to 18th and a game above the top. 19th Valencia and the guests temporarily escape to +4 from the bottom three.
The two sides missed a total of ten goal scoring chances, with two of those either side coming in stoppage time, with the two-time UEFA Cup finalists now on a seventh match winless run, Cádiz just two.
The schedule for the 30th matchday:
Friday, 21/4
Espanyol-Cádiz 0-0
Saturday, 22/4
Osasuna-Betis (15:00)
Almería-Athletic Bilbao (17:15)
Sociedad-Rayo Vaguecano (19:30)
Valladolid-Girona (19:30)
Real Madrid-Delta (22:00)
Sunday, 23/4
Elche-Valencia (15:00)
Barcelona-Atletico Madrid (17:15)
Mallorca-Getafe (19:30)
Sevilla-Villarreal (22:00)
The schedule for the next (31st) matchday:
Tuesday 25/4
Cadiz-Osasuna 20:30
Girona-Real Madrid 20:30
Betis-Real Sociedad 23:00
Wednesday 26/4
Atletico Madrid-Mallorca 20:30
Getafe-Almeria 20:30
Telta-Elche 23:00
Rayo Vallecano-Valencia 23:00
Thursday 27/4
Valencia-Valladolid 20:30
Villarreal-Espanyol 20:30
Athletic Bilbao-Seville 23:00
Source: Sport Fm
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