The title race is over following Barcelona’s victory in El Clasico at the weekend. However, there is still so much at stake with three games to play for all 20 clubs.
A relegation battle for the ages is brewing, with only four points separating Sevilla in 13th from Levante in 19th. There’s also a straight fight between Real Betis and Celta Vigo for a place in next season’s Champions League, after Spain secured an extra slot thanks to Rayo Vallecano’s victory in the Conference League semi-finals.
Here are our LaLiga predicted lineups for matchday 36. 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 36
Tuesday 12th May 2026
19:00 – Celta Vigo vs Levante
Celta Vigo predicted lineup
Radu – Alonso, Dominguez, J. Rodriguez – Carreira, Lopez, Sotelo, Rueda – Alvarez, Aspas – Iglesias (3-4-2-1)
Levante predicted lineup
Ryan – Sanchez, Moreno, De la Fuente, Toljan – Olasagasti, Arriaga – Brugue, Martinez, V. Garcia – Espi (4-2-3-1)
20:00 – Real Betis vs Elche
Real Betis predicted lineup
Valles – Firpo, V. Gomez, Llorente, Bellerin – Amrabat, Fornals – Ez, Lo Celso, Antony – C. Hernandez (4-2-3-1)
Elche predicted lineup
Dituro – Petrot, Affengruber, Sangare – Valera, Aguado, Neto, Febas, Fort – A. Silva, A. Rodriguez (3-5-2)
21:30 – Osasuna vs Atletico Madrid
Osasuna predicted lineup
A. Fernandez – Galan, Catena, Boyomo, Rosier – Torro, Moncayola – Ruben Garcia, Oroz, Moro – Budimir (4-2-3-1)
Atletico Madrid predicted lineup
Oblak – Ruggeri, Hancko, Le Normand, Pubill – Vargas, Mendoza, Llorente – Lookman, Sorloth, Almada (4-3-3)
Wednesday 13th May 2026
19:00 – Villarreal vs Sevilla
Villarreal predicted lineup
Junior – Pedraza, Marin, Navarro, Freeman – Moleiro, Gueye, Parejo, Pepe – G. Moreno, Mikautadze (4-4-2)
Sevilla predicted lineup
Vlachodimos – Oso, Salas, Castrin, Juanlu – Agoume, Gudelj – Vargas, Sow, Ejuke – Adams (4-2-3-1)
19:00 – Espanyol vs Athletic Club
Espanyol predicted lineup
Dmitrovic – Romero, Cabrera, Riedel, El Hilali – Exposito, Gonzalez de Zarate – Milla, Terrats, Jofre – Kike (4-2-3-1)
Athletic Club predicted lineup
Simon – Boiro, Paredes, Vivian, Areso – Rego, Ruiz de Galarreta – Berenguer, U. Gomez, I. Williams – Guruzeta (4-2-3-1)
21:30 – Alaves vs Barcelona
Alaves predicted lineup
Sivera – Parada, Tenaglia, Jonny – Youssef, Guevara, Blanco, Suarez, Perez – Diabate, Martinez (3-5-2)
Barcelona predicted lineup
Szczesny – Balde, E. Garcia, Araujo, Kounde – Bernal, De Jong – Rashford, Gavi, Bardghji – Lewandowski (4-2-3-1)
21:30 – Getafe vs Mallorca
Getafe predicted lineup
Soria – Davinchi, Romero, Duarte, Djene, Iglesias – Arambarri, Milla, Martin – Vazquez, Satriano (5-3-2)
Mallorca predicted lineup
Roman – Lato, D. Lopez, Valjent, Maffeo – Darder, Morlanes, Mascarell, Torre – Muriqi, Virgili (4-4-2)
Thursday 14th May 2026
19:00 – Valencia vs Rayo Vallecano
Valencia predicted lineup
Dimitrievski – Gaya, Comert, Tarrega, Saravia – G. Rodriguez, Pepelu – Ramazani, Guerra, Rioja – Sadiq (4-2-3-1)
Rayo Vallecano predicted lineup
Batalla – Espino, Mendy, Lejeune, Balliu – Valentin, Gumbau – A. Garcia, Nteka, De Frutos – Alemao (4-2-3-1)
20:00 – Girona vs Real Sociedad
Girona predicted lineup
Gazzaniga – Moreno, Blind, Reis, Martinez – Witsel, Martin – Gil, Ounahi, Tsygankov – Roca (4-2-3-1)
Real Sociedad predicted lineup
Remiro – Muñoz, Martin, Caleta-Car, Aramburu – Herrera, Turrientes – Barrenetxea, Sucic, Marin – Oyarzabal (4-2-3-1)
21:30 – Real Madrid vs Real Oviedo
Real Madrid predicted lineup
Courtois – Carreras, Huijsen, Asencio, Alexander-Arnold – Pitarch, Tchouameni – Vinicius, Bellingham, Mastantuono – Gonzalo (4-2-3-1)
Real Oviedo predicted lineup
Escandell – Alhassane, Calvo, Costas, Vidal – Fonseca, Colombatto – Chaira, Reina, Thiago – Viñas (4-2-3-1)
Mark is a freelance football writer based in Madrid, and the editor of LaLigaExpert.com. He has been covering LaLiga and European football since 2014.
