Barcelona have to put down a marker against Mallorca

Here we go!

It’s like being a kid at Christmas. The excitement is real.

The return of La Liga has taken an age to arrive but we’ll all get our fill over the next month, and the way in which the matches have been spaced out, the lack of atmosphere and the rule changes could all conspire to spring a few surprises.

Barca can’t allow themselves to fall foul, because any more mistakes this season on the pitch and it’s likely to be game over.

Real Madrid are far from the best team in the league, but when the Catalans were playing like they had for the most part pre-lockdown, Los Blancos didn’t need to be.