SPANISH PRIMERA Saturday, 25 August 2007R Madrid - Atlético
Sevilla - Getafe
Sunday, 26 August 2007Athletic - Osasuna
Racing - Barcelona
Murcia - Zaragoza
Mallorca - Levante
Valencia - Villarreal
Deportivo - AlmerÃa
Espanyol - Valladolid
Recreativo - Betis
MADRID DERBY TAKES CENTRE STAGE
Two of Spanish football's big summer spenders clash at the Bernabeu on Saturday as the Primera Liga season kick-offs with a mouth-watering Madrid derby between champions Real and Atletico. With this week's agreements for Arjen Robben and Gabriel Heinze, the Spanish media have estimated Real will have spent well over 100million euros this summer, with the club having already brought in Christoph Metzelder, Pepe, Javier Saviola, Jerzy Dudek, Royston Drenthe and Wesley Sneijder.
Meanwhile, Atletico have not been slow to splash the cash either, with the Rojiblancos snapping up the likes of Simao Sabrosa, Diego Forlan, Luis Garcia, Jose Antonio Reyes and Raul Garcia. That ensures there should be plenty of new faces on show at the Bernabeu on Saturday, while a few old favourites will also be missing for both clubs.
The departure of captain and star striker Fernando Torres to Liverpool this summer beckons a new dawn for Atletico, while another favourite, Bulgarian winger Martin Petrov, has left for pastures new as well. For Real, no longer will long-serving trio David Beckham, Roberto Carlos and Ivan Helguera be seen gracing the famous white shirt following their departures.
There is also a new face in the Bernabeu hotseat, with Bernd Schuster the man tasked with mounting Real's title defence following the exit of Fabio Capello.
Among the remaining eight opening-weekend fixtures, a powerful-looking Barcelona travel to Racing Santander. Barca only missed out on the league last season due to an inferior head-to-head record against Real, but they will fancy their chances of reclaiming the title after adding Thierry Henry, Eric Abidal, Yaya Toure and Gabi Milito to an already-impressive squad this summer.
Two other teams who are expected to be challenging near the summit this season meet at the Mestalla when Valencia host Villarreal, clubs which finished fourth and fifth respectively last term.



Saturday, 25 August : (Sun Morning)Real Madrid v Atletico Madrid - Ch 22 - 2:00am - (Live) (CANCELLED)
Sevilla v Getafe - Ch 22 - 4:00am - (Live) Sunday 26 August : (Mon Morning) Racing Santander v Barcelona - Ch 22 - 1:00am - (Live)