Coach pepe bordalas

Spanish Super Cup: Although many eyes will be on Jeddah for the Spanish Supercup final on Sunday - featuring Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atlético Madrid, and Athletic Bilbao - the other 16 La Liga sides are in action in what promises to be a key weekend.

Villarreal have a great chance to close the gap on the leaders with a home game against Deportivo Alaves. Marcelino Garcia Toral's side is currently 11 points behind Barcelona and seven behind Real Madrid, but has two games in hand.

Alaves have slipped close to the relegation zone in recent weeks, mainly due to problems in front of goal; the side coached by Luis García Plaza last scored twice in a league match in early November.