This Saturday’s Clasico, the first meeting between Real Madrid and Barcelona this season, could very well seal Rafa Benitez’s fate. That might sound crazy, but in a strictly mathematical sense it’s not.

Sale records were shattered in most of Europe’s big five leagues during the summer transfer window, with plenty of teams walking away happy and some likely needing to make more moves.

Barcelona still have the deadly trio of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar. But the Catalans have serious defensive issues that other teams can exploit this season in La Liga.