Real Madrid and Barcelona remain Liga favourites in summer arms race | OneFootball

Real Madrid, without a major trophy for two seasons, and Barcelona have invested heavily this summer and remain the teams to beat as the Liga season begins on Saturday.

According to L'Équipe, they enter as favourites. Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal and Real Madrid’s Kylian Mbappé headline the talent after an aggressive window.

Barcelona are chasing a third successive crown, a feat they have not achieved since 2011 and the Pep Guardiola era of Xavi, Andrés Iniesta, Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets.

Whether Marc Cucurella would go as far as tattooing José Mourinho’s head if Madrid lift the title is left playfully open. The irrepressible full-back already bears Luis de la Fuente’s face, after a pledge tied to becoming world champion with Spain.

Raised at Barcelona and signed by Madrid from Chelsea this summer, Cucurella now confronts a fresh challenge, helping to halt the Catalans’ current dominance.

Source: L'Équipe

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