Happy Friday, everybody! The weekend is here and we are approaching the midway point of the January transfer window and the third round of the FA Cup in England. We already have our first instalment of El Clasico lined up in the Supercopa de Espana while the Bundesliga in Germany is also returning after its winter hibernation.

Supercopa de Espana holders Real Madrid have returned to the competition's showpiece event in Jeddah after they beat Mallorca 3-0 on Thursday night. The Canary Islanders were predictably stubborn in the semi-final and could've easily gone ahead before Jude Bellingham,

The Blaugrana trounced Madrid 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu when the Clasico rivals last met in October, though they have since stuttered in LaLiga to slip to third