The talented youngster Joao Felix has lost some of his spark after a very promising start, while Alvaro Morata has just one goal this campaign.

Valencia's defense hasn't been exactly watertight this season, but the 0-1 win in their last away game against Athletic Club Bilbao implies Atletico may once again struggle to find a route to goal.

3 Can Kubo shine against the club that owns him?

Japanese forward Takefusa Kubo was one of the surprises of Real Madrid's pre-season with a series of impressive performances, but the fact the 18-year-old doesn't have a European Union passport meant that Real Madrid loaned him to newly promoted Mallorca to gain Primera Liga experience.

Real Madrid visit Mallorca on Saturday and thanks to a change in the club's policy with loan players Kubo will be able to play against them.

So far he has shown he is a fast and very skillful player who limits his area to around rivals' penalty areas, so will Saturday see Kubo bite the hand that feeds him?

4 Big day for Machin and Espanyol

Espanyol's defeat in Mallorca before the international break led to David Gallego being sacked as coach and replaced by Pablo Machin.

Machin makes his debut at the club where Wu Lei plays with Espanyol second from bottom of the Liga Santander and with a home game against Villarreal.

Villarreal have no lack of talent in their side, with players such as Gerard Moreno and Santi Cazorla, but have lost their last two away matches and could offer Machin the chance of a winning start, but for that to happen Espanyol need Wu Lei, Jonathan Calleri and Fecundo Ferreyra to start hitting the target.

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