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Villarreal are one of the top clubs in Spain, having performed well in recent years. The hists have regularly finished in the top four of LaLiga and have played in the Champions League. The home team will be determined to do well again this season. Marcelinho's side is 5th in the league table before this round with 30 points from 19 matches. Villarreal are just six points behind fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao and are in the race for a Champions League spot. The Yellow Submarine will head into the match against Mallorca on the back of a 0-1 away defeat to Real Sociedad in the league. This result came after a 5-2 away win over Leganes, which followed a 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano at home. The guests are also one of the traditional clubs in the Spanish league. Their ambitions are more modest buylt they also will be happy if they manage to enter the top four. Mallorca is 6th in LaLiga at the moment and like their opponents, they also have 30 points in their account. Recently Hagoba Arasate's team lost 0-3 to Real Madrid in the Spanish Super Cup, while this came after another 0-3 defeat to Pontevedra the Copa del Rey.