Real Madrid will travel to newly promoted Almeria on the opening weekend of the 2022-23 LaLiga season while Barcelona host Rayo Vallecano — with the two giants meeting in the campaign's first Clasico on the weekend of Oct.
16 — after the fixture list was released by the Spanish football federation (RFEF) on Thursday. Atletico Madrid, who finished third behind champions Madrid and second-placed Barca last time, will begin the season away at Getafe while Sevilla, who finished fourth in the final Champions League spot, will play away at Osasuna. — How the 2022-23 season works across Europe? — La Liga on ESPN+: Stream LIVE games and replays (U.S.
only) The first Clasico on matchday 9 will be played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium, with the return fixture at Barcelona's Camp Nou taking place on the weekend of March 19, 2023.
The calendar was confirmed in a draw at the RFEF's headquarters outside Madrid, being chosen at random from a series of possible alternatives.