The 11th round of La Liga is here already and it presents some interesting stories ahead of the forthcoming international break.After more mid-week action in Europe, Spain's sides return to domestic duties with some fascinating fixtures in the Primera Division - not least for Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Barca host Villarreal at Camp Nou on Sunday in the continued absence of Lionel Messi but with Neymar and Luis Suarez both firing, while Madrid face a tough trip to Sevilla later the same evening. Before that, Las Palmas and Real Sociedad kick off the latest round of action in Spain's top flight with the first game on Friday evening.
So here is Goal's guide to the major stories ahead of the 11th round of games in La Liga...
Karim Benzema has been in the news this week for all the wrong reasons - but the France forward will hope to be back doing what he does best in Seville on Sunday as he looks to make his comeback from a troublesome hamstring injury.
Benzema spent a night in jail in Versailles on Wednesday and was forced to give testimony to a judge in Paris for his alleged blackmailing of France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena in a sex tape scandal.
The 27-year-old was back in training with Madrid on Thursday and met with president Florentino Perez to explain his version of events amid concerns the story could escalate and cause considerable embarrassment to the Spanish side.
Madrid, however, are confident the player will prove his innocence and released a statement supporting their striker later on Thursday evening.
And Benzema, who has been out since suffering a hamstring injury playing for France against Armenia on October 9, will look to put his off-pitch problems behind him as he makes his expected comeback in the trip to the Sanchez Pizjuan on Sunday.
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