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They've yet to play many of the harder fixtures in Spain, Betis, Bilbao, Atleti, Barca, Real away all remain on their calendar. Sociedad, Barca, Atleti at home are a likely place to drop more points - especially for a club with extremely limited squad depth as the season drags on. They're likely to drop off from the title chase but they have set themselves up excellently to challenge for the Europa League slot with this brilliant start to the campaign - Michel deserves a lot of plaudits for that