Barcelona will want to break the shackles with a thrashing against Santander in their first game in the new season looking to continue their great form by continuing to win titles.

This game comes just before the international break, and Guardiola is expected to field his strongest side with debuts to Adriano and David Villa. A strong front line with Villa-Messi-Pedro and a midfield trio of Xavi-Iniesta-Busquets, really makes you wonder the question of not if they will win, but by how many.

Santander finished in the bottom half of the table last season and haven't been able to get any major additions to their lineup, and have a pretty similar make up of last season. Barcelona netted 4 goals past their opponents in both the outings last season, and should expect a similar performance for this game.

Barcelona to win by 3 or 4 goals, so we take the -2 asian handicap line.