Madrid, April 20 -- After a weekend pause for the Copa del Rey final between Real Sociedad and Atletico Madrid, La Liga returns with a midweek round that, combined with next weekend's fixtures, brings seven consecutive days of top-flight action in Spain.
Tuesday's schedule features four matches with implications at both ends of the table, from the title race and European qualification to the battle against relegation.
Real Madrid returns to the Santiago Bernabeu for the first time since last week's Champions League exit to Bayern Munich.
Madrid faces Deportivo Alaves nine points behind leader Barcelona with 21 points left toplay for, and anything other than a win would all but end the club's slim title hopes.
Coach Alvaro Arbeloa has al...