Guardiola will want to rotate key players such as Andres Iniesta and Leo Messi to avoid them breaking down during the season.

Real Madrid's Raul (L) and Jose Maria Gutierrez "Guti" hold up the trophy after their victory over Rosenborg during their Santiago Bernabeu trophy soccer match at Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid August 24, 2009

Real Madrid meanwhile has captured all of the summer headlines with a summer spending spree previously unseen in the history of football. The return of Florentino Perez to the club presidency saw the club spend over 250 million euros to sign players such as Cristiano Ronaldo, Kaka, Karim Benzema and Xabi Alonso.

Real Madrid has spent more money that the other 19 Primera Ligasides combined and all of that attacking talent is certain to bring rewards with easy wins against lower and mid-table sides.

However, new coach Manuel Pellegrini will need time to form a unit and the team still looks fragile in defense.

Florentino Perez's last project ended in failure as he was unable to find a balance between his marketing aims and the club's footballing needs. The early signs are that he has not learned from his previous mistakes.

With the title seemingly destined to be a two-horse race, the remaining sides will have to battle for third and fourth position.

Sevilla finished third last season and has added striker AlvaroNegredo, midfielder Didier Zokora and defender Samuel Sanchez to its squad. Those additions and the attacking talents of Luis Fabiano and Freddy Kanoute should see the team challenge again, despite the tactical shortcomings of coach Manolo Jimenez.

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