European football: talking points from La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1

La Liga expert Andy Brassell brings you a big preview of El Clásico, which takes place this weekend and could see the return of Luis Suarez. Elsewhere, Deportivo are on a roll while Valencia have a must win if they wish to fulfil their Champions League goals.

Raphael Honigstein casts his eye on the Dortmund crisis as Jürgen Klopp’s men reside in the bottom half of the table. Elsewhere, Werder Bremen are in serious trouble and there is a top two clash between Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach to look forward to this weekend.

James Horncastle is back to dissect Parma’s plight while Juventus dropped points to help Roma gain momentum in the title race. Looking ahead to next weekend, Lazio, Milan and Sampdoria are in action.

French football expert Julien Laurens brings you a brand new Talking Points format with reviews of Marseille, PSG and Lyon while shining the spotlight on the riots at Nice. The weekend preview includes Lyon vs. Marseille, PSG vs. Bordeaux and Monaco vs. Bastia.