La Liga 2023-24: Barcelona, Real Madrid learn fixtures as list released - Check Out key dates!

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The calendar for the 2023/24 La Liga season has been revealed. The upcoming season will commence on August 11 this year continuing till May 26, 2024.

Real Valladolid, Espanyol and Elche got relegated last season and will take no part in the upcoming season. Granada, Las Palmas and Deportivo Alaves are the clubs that got promoted to the top tier at the end of this season and will take part in La Liga in the upcoming season.

Barcelona Real Madrid La Liga 2023-24 1st Match

Reigning champions FC Barcelona will commence the defence of their 2022/23 title in the Spanish capital against Getafe CF.

Real Madrid La Liga 2023-24 1st Match

2021/22 champions Real Madrid, who finished behind their rivals Barcelona in the 2nd position 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, Europa League rivals Villarreal CF and Real Betis face off at the Estadio de la Cerámica, and Champions League contenders Real Sociedad welcome Girona FC, last season's newly promoted surprise package.

El Clasico Dates La Liga 2023-24

The first El Clasico 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.

Madrid Derby Dates La Liga 2023-24

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.

Other Derbies in La Liga 2023-24

Every La Liga season is packed with other exciting derbies and this year will be no exception. Seville's iconic derby, El Gran Derbi, will see Sevilla FC host Real Betis on the weekend of 12th November (Matchday 13), with the reverse fixture set for the weekend of 28th April (Matchday 33).

Up north, meanwhile, the first Basque Derby between Real Sociedad and Athletic Club is scheduled for the weekend of October 1st (Matchday 8) in San Sebastián, with the reverse fixture taking place on the weekend of 13th January (Matchday 20).

The draw has also thrown up some great games for the final matchday of the season - reliving the experience of this season in which 14 sides went into their final fixtures with something on the line.

The Matchday 38, on the weekend of 26th May, will feature a host of blockbuster fixtures between European contenders as Sevilla will take on Barcelona, whereas Real Madrid will be clashing against Real Betis.