MOLINA THE ONLY KEEPER Only one of the top seven teams will play at home this weekend, and it is none other than the current leaders Real Madrid who will welcome Sevilla in the last match on Sunday, giving them a perfect chance to put some distance between them and the other title hopefuls. Deportivo have arguably the most difficult task among the top four teams, as they will face Real Sociedad at the Anoeta, in the first match of the weekend. Valencia will play at Racing Santander, whereas Barcelona will want to forget their UEFA Cup exit when they meet Betis. Depor will have to shake down some demons of their own, after the 4 - 1 defeat at the San Siro. Capdevila admitted that the defeat affected the morale of the players, but the men of Javier Irureta should no longer be distracted by the Champions League campaign, even more because two of the three teams above them are playing away. With Real Madrid playing at home, it is clear that Depor have no other option than a win, in order to keep their title hopes alive. Three points at the Anoeta would also put pressure on Barcelona and Valencia, who will play on Sunday. But some opposition can be expected from Real Sociedad, who are 14th in the table, few points away from the relegation zone. On the other hand, Socidedad have no other objective than to survive in the Liga. They are far away from the UEFA Cup places, with no other objectives in reach. But Sociedad will want to take revenge for the absurd match against Deportivo at the Riazor. Nihat opened the score, and Sociedad seemed to be cruising to victory, only for the unlucky Jauregui to score twice in his own net, and give Depor an unlikely win. Deportivo have almost their entire squad available for this match, the only problem being the goalkeeper position. Molina is available, but none of his substitutes are. Munua is away on international duty, while Songo'o underwent surgery earlier this week. Deportivo's keeper will thus have to be very careful, an injury would leave Depor in an awkward and difficult situation. Sociedad face more serious squad problems. De Pedro returns after an injury, and has also announced that he will leave the club at the end of the season (a move also linked to Deportivo), while Xabi Alonso and Gabilondo are expected to return to training today, after being injured. Valery Karpin will also play after travelling home to Estonia for a funeral. Both teams have had an unsatisfying season so far, with Sociedad never regaining the form that almost brought them the Liga title last year, and Deportivo lacking much needed regularity. Unfortunately, Deportivo's title hopes are already dependening on the other results, and the importance of this match will only be clear after the last game of the matchday. -- 一個人活的最痛苦的時候 也是他活的最深刻得時候 --

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