Time & dates announced for Liga's Christmas fixtures, including Barça vs Real Betis

With this season's winter break shortened in Spain, the LFP on Friday revealed the dates and times of the fixtures which will take place between Christmas and the New Year. 

FC Barcelona will end the calendar year with a match against Real Betis at Camp Nou on December 30. The fixture, which will be Barça's first after the Club World Cup in Japan, will kick off at 20.30h CET. 

Elsewhere, Real Madrid, on the same day, will welcome Real Sociedad to the Bernabeu for a game due to kick off at 16.00h. Luis Enrique's side, therfore, will know Los Blancos's score before the kick off their Christmas fixture. 

The only game of the round not to take place on that Wednesday is Villarreal - Valencia. That game, a local derby, will be played on Thursday December 31. The rest of the games will be played very close together: 

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