Madrid, Oct. 30 -- Barcelona will look to recover from last weekend's Clasico defeat in the 11th round of La Liga matches, while Atletico Madrid could go top of the table for a few hours and the Basque derby between Athletic Bilbao and Real Sociedad will provide plenty of tradition and local rivalry.

The weekend's action kicks off on Friday night when Villarreal hosts struggling Espanyol. Espanyol sacked coach Manolo Gonzalez on Tuesday following its Copa del Rey exit.

Although the club has announced Eder Sarabia as Gonzalez's replacement, B-team coach Sergio Garcia will be in the dugout for Friday's game.

Atletico Madrid will go top of the table if Diego Simeone's side wins away to Levante on Saturday. Atletico will look to benefit from...