FC Barcelona may not be able to register three players until the end of August, including signing Roony Bardghji.

Then there's Real Madrid, who came out on top 32.1% of occasions, meaning the top two in Spain combine for more than three quarters of the triumphs. For Los Blancos, their worst finish was down in 13th. Atletico Madrid were the only other side with a 10% or more probability, finishing first 11.7% of the time but also coming as low as 17th.

Real Madrid manager Xabi Alonso is preparing to kick off his first La Liga campaign in charge with only one adjustment to the side that featured in their pre-season friendly against WSG Tirol.

As with last season, all Spanish top-flight games will be available to stream in the US via ESPN Plus, which has live English- and Spanish-language broadcast rights for La Liga in the US.