La Liga Fixtures 2016 Week 7: Schedule, Live-Stream Info, Picks and Key Players

La Liga leaders Real Madrid will be out to end a run of three successive draws on Sunday, as they welcome Eibar to the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

Villarreal, Las Palmas and Borussia Dortmund have all managed to take a point off Zinedine Zidane’s side in recent domestic and European matches, and although they’re still setting the pace in Spanish football’s top flight, another slip could see their title rivals capitalise.

Barcelona are the team in closest proximity to Los Blancos, just a point behind, and they travel to Celta Vigo in their attempt to keep the pressure on their rivals. Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid head to a struggling Valencia side early on Sunday in one of the most eye-catching clashes of the weekend.

Here’s the Week 7 schedule in full, key details on where to catch the action and a closer look at a couple of players who can make a big difference for their team this weekend.

Matches can be streamed via Sky Go (U.K) and beIN Sports Connect (U.S)

Gareth Bale, Real Madrid

Real Madrid’s illustrious attacking trio of Gareth Bale, Cristiano Ronaldo and Karim Benzema has yet to fully fire this term, especially in the aforementioned clashes in which they’ve only been able to muster a point. The former, in particular, hasn’t been at his best lately.

The effort and endeavour remains for Bale, as he’s been tasked with fulfilling some different roles early in the campaign. However, he’s not netted since a brace against Real Sociedad on August 21, six games ago.

As noted by Dermot Corrigan of ESPN FC, there have been times in matches when the Welshman has been asked to do a job for the team:

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