The visitors upset Barcelona 3-0 in the European Supercup in August to deny the Champions League and Spanish winner the chance to lift its first silverware of the season.

``Sevilla has been playing well for some time and we have to go in hard, not just out of revenge for the final but also because we can beat a rival for the league,'' Barcelona midfielder Edmilson said.

However, Sevilla coach Juande Ramos said ``the two matches have nothing in common.''

``No one can guarantee this match will go like the other one. It's difficult to beat the big teams twice on the run but we have to try,'' Ramos said.

Barcelona is unbeaten since the defeat in Monaco, although it has struggled to recapture last season's stylish play and Ronaldinho has given a series of below-par performances.

And Barcelona will play its second game of what may be a three-month spell without leading scorer Samuel Eto'o, who tore the meniscus in his right knee in last month's 1-1 Champions League draw with Werder Bremen.

The Cameroon striker's replacements, Eidur Gudjohnsen and Javier Saviola, began well in his absence by each scoring in Barcelona's 3-1 win at Athletic Bilbao two weeks ago.

Sunday's match will reunite Saviola with Sevilla, which he helped to win the UEFA Cup while he was on loan last season.

After five games, Barcelona has 13 points and leads Valencia on goal difference. Sevilla has 12, one more than Real Madrid. Atletico Madrid, Deportivo La Coruna and newly promoted Recreativo Huelva all have 10.

Valencia, which like Barcelona is unbeaten, should be confident for Sunday's game at No. 14 Celta Vigo.

Valencia has only dropped two points this season _ in its 1-1 draw at Barcelona three weeks ago, suggesting coach Quique Sanchez Flores' team has a fair chance of repeating its league titles of 2002 and 2004.

Valencia will continue to miss three injured Spain internationals: central defender Carlos Marchena, left back Asier del Horno and midfielder Ruben Baraja.

The league's only other unbeaten team is Madrid, which visits its ninth-place neighbour, Getafe, on Saturday.

Madrid coach Fabio Capello seems set to play Ronaldo in tandem with Ruud van Nistelrooy in what he hopes will prove an explosive attacking partnership.

Ronaldo last started a game in the World Cup quarter-finals in July when Brazil lost 1-0 to France.

Since then, he has undergone knee surgery and returned as a substitute in last month's Champions League victory over Dynamo Kyiv.

David Beckham, currently negotiating a two-year extension to his contract, is also expected to win a recall after being omitted for last four matches. The former England captain should replace the injured Jose Antonio Reyes.

Getafe's major problem this season has been scoring. However, its tally of three has been compensated by a solid defence which has only conceded three goals.

Optimistic after a 1-1 draw at crosstown rival Real in its last game, Atletico Madrid will hope to dent Recreativo Huelva's surprisingly good start to the season.

However, Atletico's Maxi Rodriguez tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee Wednesday during Argentina's 2-1 loss to Spain. Rodriguez is expected to be sidelined for six months.

Recreativo, returning to the first division after a three-year absence, has won three of its opening five matches. Striker Florent Sinama-Pongolle, on loan from Liverpool, has scored in the last two.

In other action, it's Villarreal versus Espanyol, Levante versus Mallorca, Real Sociedad versus Zaragoza, Real Betis versus Deportivo, Gimnastic Tarragona versus Athletic Bilbao, and Osasuna versus Racing Santander.