Barcelona went top of La Liga after a spectacular showing from captain Lionel Messi who scored two and set up two more against Real Valladolid.
Real Madrid's Eden Hazard has said he will work hard to improve and attempt to live up to his 'Galactico' billing, having failed to score as of yet.
Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp declared Manchester City as the best team in the world even though the team is yet to win the Champions League.
Real Madrid's German midfielder Toni Kroos has renewed his contract to the end of the 2022-23 season.
Real Madrid favourite Zinedine Zidane returned for a second spell as coach with plans to rebuild the Spanish giants.