La Liga Jornada 5 runs from Friday 11 September to Monday 14 September 2026. Ten fixtures across four days, headlined by Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano at the Bernabéu — Madrid responding after a shock 1–0 defeat at Real Betis — plus Levante vs Barcelona after Barça's 5–0 rout of Valencia, and Villarreal vs Real Betis closing the round on Monday night. Every preview below uses predicted XIs carried forward from each club's actual Jornada 4 starting lineup and references confirmed Jornada 4 results.
Jornada 5 fixture list (official schedule)
- Fri 11 Sep, 21:00 — Sevilla vs Valencia
- Sat 12 Sep, 14:00 — Racing Santander vs Alavés
- Sat 12 Sep, 16:15 — Osasuna vs Espanyol
- Sat 12 Sep, 18:30 — Athletic Club vs Elche
- Sat 12 Sep, 21:00 — Real Madrid vs Rayo Vallecano
- Sun 13 Sep, 14:00 — Celta Vigo vs Málaga
- Sun 13 Sep, 16:15 — Levante vs Barcelona
- Sun 13 Sep, 18:30 — Getafe vs Deportivo
- Sun 13 Sep, 21:00 — Real Sociedad vs Atlético Madrid
- Mon 14 Sep, 21:00 — Villarreal vs Real Betis
Jornada 4 form to know
- Real Betis stunned Real Madrid 1–0 at La Cartuja — Troy Parrott the matchwinner, Madrid's first defeat of the season.
- Barcelona thrashed Valencia 5–0 at Mestalla; Lamine Yamal scored twice.
- Athletic Club beat Atlético Madrid 3–0 at San Mamés — Nico Williams, Robert Navarro and Oihan Sancet on target.
- Alavés hit five past Osasuna (Lucas Boyé hat-trick); Deportivo won 3–2 at Villarreal.
- Rayo Vallecano edged Racing Santander 3–2; Real Sociedad came from behind to beat Elche 3–2.
Read every Jornada 5 match preview
Full predicted lineups, tactical analysis and score predictions for all 10 fixtures live on the Jornada 5 hub at /la-liga/jornada-5. Each article links to both team pages and the free La Liga Predictor.
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Check /la-liga/fixture-difficulty for rolling fixture difficulty ratings across the next five jornadas.