Barcelona's midfield playmaker Xavi faces a late fitness test for the match at sixth-placed Villarreal on Saturday, when they need to pick themselves up after Wednesday's Champions League elimination at the hands of Inter Milan.
"I have a minor calf problem that has been bothering me for a few days now," Xavi told a news conference. "I don't know if I'll be able to help the team at the Madrigal."
"Barca have a difficult game tomorrow because Villarreal also have a lot to play for," Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas told a news conference. "At best they could drop some points but if we don't win it would be worth nothing."
Third-placed Valencia travel to Espanyol on Saturday and a win would move them a step nearer to securing Spain's last automatic Champions League qualification spot.
Sevilla, fifth, are two points adrift of the last Champions League qualification slot held by Real Mallorca, but dismissed ideas their King's Cup final opponents Atletico Madrid would be distracted when they visit on Sunday.
"We have played teams with not much to play for (in the league) before and they have made life very difficult. They may view the game differently but they won't be coming to lose," Sevilla winger Diego Perotti told a news conference.
"We are making Valeron the club figurehead on a sporting, philosophical and technical level," Depor president Augusto Cesar Lendoiro said.
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