Barcelona have won their third consecutive title in the Spanish Super Cup and now is the time to wait for a new La Liga season.
After winning their 10th Super Cup under controversial circumstances, Barcelona will want to put the ugliness behind the ดาวรุ่งลาลีกา, a match that saw several red cards handed out in the later stages. That said, the victory established Barcelona as a clear favorite heading into the next La Liga season.
La Liga will kick off on Saturday August 20 with Espanyol hosting rookies Granada at Cornella El Pratt and Real Zaragoza visiting Valencia to face Levante. Barcelona will begin their La Liga campaign against a freshly strengthened Malaga when the European champions and defending league champions travel to La Rosaleda.
Many teams have made roster changes this summer, and some of these changes seem like a waste, while other changes would clearly strengthen the respective teams that embarked on hiring new players. In recent years, La Liga has been about two giant teams, Barcelona and Real Madrid, and 18 dwarfs. Some of the "dwarfs" will want to prove a point or two to the big two.
Barcelona's first-round rivals Málaga have made many brilliant signings in the summer, including left-back Osasuna Monreal, young Argentine Buonanotte, former Real Madrid striker and Manchester United midfielder Van Nistelrooy. French Toulalan, defender Sergio Sánchez and wingers Santi Cazorla and Joaquín and Dutch defender Mathijsen.
This week, Barcelona has managed to close the deal with Arsenal for the services of Cesc Fabregas, for whom it is an endearing return to the team with which he spent his youth football days. Another player who has joined Barça, along with Fabregas, is Alexis Sánchez.
Barça sold their young players, Jeffren and Bojan, and agreed to the mutual termination of Milito's contract.
Málaga have won just one of their last ten home games against Barcelona, and that victory dates back to December 2003 thanks to a hattrick from Salva Ballesta, who was helped by a goal from Alonso and Canabal, as the anchovies gave a 5. -1 thrashing their Catalan rivals.
In recent times, Barcelona have received praise from observers, with many feeling that they are the best team that has ever assembled. The La Liga champions will want to protect that reputation and show that their brilliant performance in the 2010-11 season was no accident.
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