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

James Horncastle is back and delves deeper into Roma’s stalemate which leaves them joint top with Juventus. Saturday throws up a fixture with the potential to be as feisty as any when Napoli take on Roma. Elsewhere, Fiorentina are facing a crucial week.

La Liga expert Andy Brassell brings you complete reaction of Real Madrid’s 3-1 victory against Barcelona in El Clásico, with a particular focus on Carlo Ancelotti. Elsewhere, Alvaro Negredo made his return for Valencia and this weekend sees Barcelona’s head coach Luis Enrique taking on his former side Celta at the Camp Nou.

Raphael Honigstein breaks down the draw last weekend between the top two Bayern Munich and Borussia Mönchengladbach before putting the spotlight on the big fixture this weekend: Munich v Dortmund.

French football expert Julien Laurens marvels at Carlos Eduardo, who scored five goals for Nice against Guingamp last weekend. Meanwhile, Marseille’s loss along with PSG’s win has shaken up the top of the table and the derby de la Bretagne between Nantes and Rennes is the pick of the fixtures this weekend.