The Spanish Super Cup in the beginning of the season (2-2 and 3-2 to Barcelona over two legs) may have provided a fiery and freescoring match in typical Clasico fashion between Madrid and Barca (and a bit of eye gouging, too), but the league clashes are what matter most and this Saturday provides the first head-to-head of the campaign between the two Spanish giants.
The international break is always a welcoming affair but football fans will be happy that attention turns back to the exciting domestic football. This weekend sees a cracking encounter between two giants of Spanish football.
The Merseyside Derby is a fixture that all football fanatics take huge interest in. The two bitter rivals have been going head to head since the inaugural of the premier league.
These two European giants have been touring different parts of the world for pre-season and will now face their first major test before the opening of the season. The Spanish Super Cup takes front stage as this is the first piece of silverware up for grabs.
23 April: The Spanish La Liga has now hit the home straight as there are only 6 more fixtures left till the finale
Christmas day in a racing stable is largely business as usual. Horses have to be fed, watered and exercised
James McDonald closed a highly successful short-term stint in Hong Kong with a quartet at Sha Tin on Sunday
