Barcelona's season has already got off to a winning start with a 5-3 aggregate win over Sevilla in the Spanish Supercup, with the 4-0 win in the Camp Nou making their superiority very clear for all to see.

Real Madrid meanwhile is once again the biggest spending club in Spain with six new faces arriving along with coach Jose Mourinho.

Mourinho's past record as coach of Porto, Chelsea and reigning European Champions Inter Milan, suggests he guarantees success, although he himself has said that he will need time to have his players working as a unit.

The arrival of Mourinho as well as Angel de Maria, Pedro Leon, Ricardo Carvalho, Sergio Canales and German duo Sami Khedira and Mesut Ozil has cost around 100 million Euros (around 130 million dollars) and Mourinho can be expected to form his squad into a tight, combative unit, with Cristiano Ronaldo a player able to win any game.

Barcelona will still win more hearts with its flowing football, but expect Mourinho's side to be tough to score against and able to graft its way to wins.

Valencia can again expect to battle for a top four finish, but how well the side coached by Unai Emery does will be determined by the ability of new strikers Roberto Soldado and Aritz Aduriz to replace Spain internationals David Villa and David Silva, who have moved to Barcelona and Manchester City.

Carlos Marchena has also moved on, but Ricardo Costa looks to be a solid replacement in defense. A poor start could see Emery put under early pressure.

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