2023/24 LaLiga Season: Chukwueze looking to score on opening LaLiga fixture for the second time
As fixture list and key dates for new season revealed
Nigeria winger Samuel Chukwueze will be looking to score on the opening LaLiga fixture of the season for the second time in five seasons when the 2023/24 LaLiga gets underway this August.
Chukwueze scored Villarreal’s fourth goal in their 4-4 draw against Granada CF in opening game of the 2019/20 season and the 24 year old will be seeking a repeat after LaLiga released the fixtures for the 2023/24 season.
Villarreal will face Real Betis at the Estadio de la Cerámica in their opening day fixture and Chukwueze will be seeking to score his third goal in nine games against Finidi George’s former club.
Meanwhile, the season will kick off on Friday August 11, 2023 and run until Sunday 26th May, 2024.
Reigning champions FC Barcelona will kick-off the defence of their 2022/23 title in the Spanish capital against Getafe CF.
2021/22 champions Real Madrid, meanwhile, who were knocked off their title perch by Xavi Hernández’s side last season, will start their campaign with a tough
away day against Athletic Club at San Mamés in Bilbao.
The first matchday will also see Sevilla FC welcome Valencia CF to the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan in a clash of historic LaLiga heavyweights and Champions League contenders Real Sociedad welcome Girona FC, last season’s newly promoted surprise package.
The first ElClasico between Real Madrid and FC Barcelona of the 2023/24 season will take place on Matchday 11 in Barcelona on the weekend of 29th October,
with the return fixture on Matchday 32 at the Santiago Bernabéu on the weekend of 21st April.
FC Barcelona will face Atlético de Madrid, Real Madrid’s city rivals, on the weekend of the 3rd December (Matchday 15) at home, and then travel to the
Spanish capital on the weekend of 17th March (Matchday 29) for the reverse fixture.
As always, Real Madrid and Atlético de Madrid fans will also be looking forward to the Madrid Derby. Their first meeting will be on the weekend of 24th
September(Matchday 6) at Atleti’s Civitas Metropolitano home, with the return encounter on the weekend of 4th February (Matchday 23) at the Santiago Bernabéu.
