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La Liga kicks-off a new season on Saturday. Will Barcelona be able to repeat the strong showing they produced last season or will Real Madrid make a splash in the transfer market and the standings? Before the action begins, TSN.ca takes a look at five burning questions heading into the 2013-14 season. CAN LIONEL MESSI POSSIBLY DO THAT AGAIN? Leo started the 2012-13 campaign by finishing some business, securing an all-time record 91 goals within a calendar year. He wouldnt stop there, however, pouring in multiple-goal games at will and finishing the season with 60 goals across all competitions. He was a huge contributing factor to Barca matching a club record 100-point output in La Liga and reclaiming the national title for the Catalonians. Theres no reason to think Messi cant pour in the goals, since his 46 La Liga goals actually marked a decrease from his 50-goal output from the previous season, with five less appearances to boot. However, what will be interesting to see is how Messi pairs with the player expected to be the next great super-power in world football: Brazilian forward Neymar. The 21-year-old Brazilian has crossed the pond from Santos and the hope is that he and Messi can form a lethal partnership up front. But how quickly will the pair click, if at all? WHAT WILL BECOME OF ATLETICO MADRID WITHOUT RADAMEL FALCAO? Through the first three-quarters of last season it looked as though Atletico Madrid might be able to best their cross-town rivals and grab second in La Liga. The team was riding a high that extended all the way back to the teams 2012 Europa League title and Radamel Falcao was scoring at a break-neck pace, netting hat tricks in his first two league games. The Colombian was a force for Atletico and although he was not able to shepherd the team to a higher finish in the standings, he was instrumental in gaining at least one key victory over Real. In the Copa del Rey Final, Falcao turned to his playmaking skills, setting up a Diego Costa goal that helped turn the tide and give Atletico its first win in the competition since 1996. Falcao would be lured off, however, in the off-season to AS Monaco who reached a deal with Atletico to the tune of an estimated €60 million transfer fee. His former side has made an attempt to fill the void, acquiring David Villa from Barcelona. However, the 31-year-olds production has tailed off in the past two years. Does Falcaos exit mean the end of the good times for Atletico? BALE OR RONALDO: WHICH SUPERSTAR IS REAL GOING TO SINK ITS CASH INTO? Stop me if youve heard this one before: Real Madrid could be on the verge of a very, very big purchase. Gareth Bale exploded in the Barclays Premier League last season, racking up 21 goals for Tottenham. Now, the Welshman appears to be on his way to greener pastures. The fee being requested by Spurs is believed to be north of 100 million pounds and Real has long been believed to be the team most actively after Bale, but so too has Manchester United.Speaking of the Reds, should they not get into the act on Bale they could very well be involved in a corresponding move, with their interest in re-acquiring Cristiano Ronaldo having been rumoured all summer long. So, what will Real do with all their cash? Will they continue down the path with Ronaldo now that Jose Mourinho has returned to England, or will they ship their superstar whence he came and welcome a new import to lead the offensive charge? IS MALAGA ON AN EXPRESS TRAIN TO IRRELEVANCY AFTER UEFA SANCTIONS? This season marks the first for Malaga under the sanctions imposed by UEFA for the teams inability to meet its debts. Prior to 2011-12 the team dropped millions on the likes of Ruud van Nistelrooy, Isco and Santi Cazorla. The influx of talent allowed Malaga to qualify for the 2012-13 Champions League, but after the team proved to not have sufficient funds to cover costs, UEFA decided to ban the team from its competitions for the next four seasons. As a result, Malaga – who finished sixth last season – will not be taking part in Europa this season, nor the next, nor the next, nor the next. Cazorla was shipped to Arsenal prior to last season and van Nistelrooy has since retired, leaving the team with little to show for its over-investment. The team even had to part with the 23-year-old Isco this past off-season, gritting their teeth and shipping him to Real. So, whats to become of Malaga? Theyve enjoyed 13 of their last 15 seasons in Spains top division, but will they be willing to fight it out to stay there in the knowledge that they will receive no true rewards for finishing near the top? WILL SOCIEDAD ONCE AGAIN FOLD UP AMIDST THE ADDED WORKLOAD OF EUROPE? Congratulations, Real Sociedad. You finished fourth in la Liga last season and are one aggregate victory over Lyon away from qualifying for Champions League for the third time in the last 15 seasons. Heres the problem: the last two times Sociedad qualified for Europes top club competition they plummeted down the domestic standings the very same year. Champions duties turned them from a third-place team to a 10th-place team in 1998-99 and took them from second all the way to 15th in 2003-04. Now, theres still no guarantee that they will make Champions, since Lyon is no slouch, but they will be playing extra games, at worst in the UEFA Europa League. So, will the side hold up amidst a heavier workload? Carlos Vela has been linked with a return to Arsenal and Imanol Agirretxe has been hit by minor injuries in pre-season, but the season is long. 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Tim Cahill has thrown his support behind Football Federation Australias tripling of its marquee war chest that brought the veteran Socceroos striker home to the A-League.As part of its record new six-year, $346 million TV deal with Fox Sports, the governing body has pledged to set aside $3 million annually for its marquee fund in a bid to attract more high-profile recruits.Cahill to date is the only player with enough of a marketing reach to have persuaded FFA to dip into the fund, having joined Melbourne City in August.He said glamour signings were crucial to raise the games profile in a highly competitive Australian market.Theyre important for each club, Cahill said.It helps the fans, it helps the exposure.We have to really focus on getting kids and families to games.Before this year, marquee recruitment was primarily the responsibility of clubs, with FFA chipping in behind the scenes.But in acknowledgement of the urgent need to boost the league, the organnisation in March dedicated $1 million to help finance big-name signings, with the goal to expand the pot significantly once long-term TV revenue was secure.dddddddddddd.With the new television deal now done and a free-to-air component still to come, FFA chief executive David Gallop said there was no better time.Weve had great success by making an investment into a new fund this season, Gallop said.Exhibit A is (Tim Cahill) and were adding $2 million.Stars work in sport, and well work with our clubs to chase marquee players.Didier Drogba is the latest star to be linked with a potential A-League move following a report Western Sydney are exploring the option of signing the former Chelsea striker.The Wanderers also made an unsuccessful bid for Robbie Keane, while Dimitar Berbatovs name crept onto the clubs radar earlier this month. 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