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A kick up the Barce - Balague

Guillem previews the three live games this weekend, featuring La Liga's top three.

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SEVILLA v VILLARREAL
8.30pm, Saturday, Sky Sports Xtra
BARCELONA v GIMNASTIC
5.55pm, Sunday, Sky Sports 2
REAL MALLORCA v REAL MADRID
7.55pm, Sunday, Sky Sports 1

Guillem Balague previews the La Liga matches that you will be able to see live on Sky Sports this weekend.

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VILLARREAL v SEVILLA

Sevilla have lost the first two games since the restart and it seems that a little bit of relaxation has crept into the side.

They lack a little bit of intensity, but the two defeats - especially the one against Mallorca - may act as a wake-up call. That's more or less what midfielder Christian Poulsen told us.

As for Villarreal, the main news from them is that Juan Roman Riquelme is probably going to be missing. He hasn't been in the squad, he hasn't been training and it's his way of saying 'sell me, I want to go home'; maybe to Boca Juniors, maybe to Bayern Munich who are interested.

But the main problem is that there is no longer any chemistry between Riquelme and the coach and Riquelme and the other players. Who, by the way, have accused him of not being committed enough.

BARCELONA v GIMNASTIC

I've heard that Ronaldinho is thinking about going to Milan and that Deco is looking for a team in England.

There is a feeling among the hardest Barca critics that that might work in their favour - if they get ‚é¼100m for both they may be able to rebuild the side.

Not that it's needed but some people do think that. I just think they need a kick up the a*** and they need to get their act together. They are playing with too much efficiency at the moment, as if they can win against anybody they want, when they want.

That was clear in the first half of the derby against Espanyol and Espanyol made them pay. What they need is a better attitude, they need Samuel Eto'o back - he will return in a couple of weeks - and they need Ronaldinho at his best.

That's what Eto'o said when he gave an exclusive interview and his first anywhere since getting injured, to Revista de la Liga. In that he says he understands the criticism of Ronaldinho and that he wants the best Ronaldinho, the number one, and anything else is not good enough for Barcelona.

Keep an eye out for that interview because you'll see some of it on Saturday and all of it in next week's Revista!

REAL MALLORCA v REAL MADRID

What an extraordinary week it's been for Real Madrid!

They decided after the defeat at Deportivo that the future is now. They've told Ronaldo to look for another team, so he could be signing for Milan soon if Real Madrid let him go for free; they told David Beckham he won't play for them again.

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