Kylian Mbappe, the striker for Real Madrid, will look to improve after his two goals against Real Betis before to the international break. Despite drawing two of their opening four games, Los Blancos are yet to play at their peak as they travel to San Sebastian on Saturday to take on Real Sociedad. In a Catalan derby on Sunday, Hansi Flick's Barcelona takes on Girona with the goal of winning their fifth straight La Liga game since the beginning of the season. Xavi Hernandez's team was thrashed 4-2 both at home and away in the top level by their upstart minnow neighbors, who twice beat the Catalan giants in the previous season.

In their fourth La Liga season to date, Girona finished third, one position behind second-place Barcelona; nonetheless, the Blaugrana had to watch as the little club pushed Real Madrid for first place for the most of the season.