Villa's Barca bound?

Where will David Villa go this summer? What's gone wrong at Atletico? Guillem Balague talks La Liga.

Guillem previews the big games and answers your questions

It promises to be another week of cracking action in La Liga, so who better to look ahead to the four live games on Sky Sports than our Spanish football expert Guillem Balague. If you've got a question for Guillem, send it in here.
Real Madrid v Zaragoza
Tenerife v Atletico Madrid
Deportivo v Valencia

Real Madrid v Zaragoza
9.00pm, Sat, Sky Sports Xtra

Real Madrid have finally found a system that works and they even have players that suit that system when Kaka and Cristiano Ronaldo are unavailable. The system features four defenders, then three midfielders (Marcelo on the left, Xabi Alonso in the middle and Lass Diarra on the right), then one in front of them (normally Kaka or sometimes Rafael van der Vaart) and two strikers (Cristiano is one of them). This system gives the defence enough protection, there is more control of the ball and everybody seems to be happier. The problem is that the back four - who defend very high up - has lost one of its key components in Pepe. His pace and anticipation have been lost due to his injury so it will be interesting to see how they cope with that. Meanwhile Zaragoza sacked their manager, Marcelino, even though their whole stadium was calling for him to stay and the board to go instead. But the board felt that the manager was failing. I think they felt he was earning too much and also there has not been a good relationship between Marcelino and the board for some time. The manager had been demanding a series of players, but the board didn't listen to him and things broke down.

Tenerife v Atletico Madrid
6.00pm, Sun, Sky Sports 2

Atletico Madrid failed dramatically at the weekend against Villarreal. The chairman spent 45 minutes in the changing room telling everybody off and Quique Sanchez Flores has warned that the worst is still to come. That's a way of saying that victories over Espanyol and Xerez in the previous weeks have not solved their problems. The results against Porto and Villarreal proved they still have a long way to go. The aim for Atletico Madrid at the moment is simply to avoid relegation.

Deportivo v Valencia
8.00pm, Sun, Sky Sports 2

Valencia are still one step below Real Madrid when they are at their best, but they are still good enough to finish in the top four. This will be an interesting game between two teams that have achieved more than what was expected of them at this stage of the season. Deportivo are solid at the back and are happy to sit on a lead when they go 1-0 up, especially at home, so I can't wait to see how Valencia deal with a side that defends deep. Valencia will need to get the best out of their front four. Chori Dominguez is a very good signing for them and will be a team-mate of David Villa from January - and then he will eventually replace his goals when he goes in the summer.

Guillem answers your questions...

Got a question for Guillem? Then send it in here or use the feedback form below, and then look out for his answer next week. A VILLA IN BARCELONA?
Hi Guillem, what is the current situation regarding the potential transfers of David Villa and Santi Cazorla? Cazorla nearly went to Madrid a few transfer windows ago if I remember correctly. With Villa we hear of Valencia's debt problems yet they seem unwilling to part with him. Both the big Spanish clubs have spent big recently on the likes of Benzema and Ibrahimovic, so it seems unlikely they will fork out another 40-50 million on another striker, and I've heard quite a few times that Villa doesn't want to leave Spain. What do you see happening to both players? Maybe the World Cup will effect their situations, especially if Villa was to finish top scorer? Gracias y Feliz Navidad. Owen Pocock. GUILLEM SAYS: Cazorla has just recovered from a herniated disc and I don't believe he is thinking about going anywhere. He didn't go to Real Madrid because they didn't offer enough money and Villarreal gave him a better contract. He simply felt Real Madrid weren't treating him with the respect he deserved. As for Villa, he is just waiting to see what happens. Playing abroad is a possibility for him now but I also get the impression that one of the two big boys, particularly Barcelona, will try once again to get him. It will be interesting when Thierry Henry goes to the MLS. But if that doesn't happen there is the possibility he could go to Manchester City or maybe to Chelsea if they can appeal against their transfer embargo and sign players in the summer. I'm not sure if that will happen. What I do know is Valencia need about 50million euros from player sales this summer and of course Villa is the main asset to cash in on. David Silva is the other one and Barcelona are interested in him. We'll see what happens. VICENTE VIEW
Hi Guillem, First of all, great job on the coverage on the low downs in La Liga over the past years. It's been a pleasure reading your thoughts and answering some great questions from the English faithful who have had, over the recent years a sort of obsession with the Spanish league. But my question to you Guillem is I'm a huge Valencia fan and have been following them for many years. One of the players I enjoyed most when he was fit was Vicente, he was a typical winger who ran at any defence and contributed to many assists and goals, he reminded me a bit of Ryan Giggs in his prime. However unfortunately his career was blighted with injuries and I remember a few years back you did say his ankles seem to be made up of glass on a show of Revista de la Liga. He was a great talent and at one point he was linked with Manchester United. But lately he seems to have been injured for a while and last season he did play a few games but recently I read that he has been frozen out of the team by the manager all together and also Tottenham have been interested in him as well as PSV. Is there any truth in this and have you got any update to his career and possibly his future? Monty, Valencia Fan, Derby GUILLEM SAYS: Thanks you for your kind words Monty. Vicente hasn't had any offers in the last 12 months as far as I know. I've been in Valencia quite a lot recently and I've seen him train and he seems to have his head elsewhere. I'm not so sure he is actually injured, I think he has lost his competitive edge and hunger and is just going through the motions. It's not so much he has been frozen out of the team, more that he does like to be seen a little bit out of the squad. Every now and again he appears for a run of games then disappears again. It's a shame because he's got a long contract with Valencia, but the fact he never really recovered from his injuries means he's not really a top-flight player any more. TOP STOPPER?
Hi Guillem, I love your blog. I am a Spurs fan and after Carlo Cudicini's unfortunate injury we have taken Asier Riesgo on trial from Real Sociedad. Do you know much about this keeper? Also with Jermaine Pennant seemingly quite popular in Spain, do you think any other English players will make the move to Spain within the year? Andrew Marenghi GUILLEM SAYS: I do like Asier Riesgo. He was prone to mistakes when he first came onto the scene and he was often on the bench because the club already had a good number one goalkeeper. But he is good in the air, he plays the ball well with his feet and he's a strong young goalkeeper. It's good that Spurs are giving him a chance. As for your other question, I don't think English players are too happy about going to Spain at the moment. Some would like to, but when they realise the difference between the wages at any English Premier League club compared to 75-80 per cent of the clubs in Spain then they decide to stay in England. Also they are in their comfort zone on home soil and their style of play often doesn't transfer over. There's too many reasons not to make the jump. I'd like to see more players going to Spain - and every time I speak to players I try to convince them - but it's not been happening so far.