Sevilla look to throw spanner in Real works

The lack of a collective bargaining system in La Liga means Real and Barcelona account for about half the TV pot of 600 million euros.

That helps make them the world's richest clubs by income, with annual earnings close to 500 million euros, and means they can afford to buy the best players and pay the highest wages.

Del Nido has called La Liga "a load of rubbish", saying only the big two have a realistic chance of winning the title, and there is widespread support among other clubs for the introduction of a revenue sharing system like those used in rival European leagues.

"I would give my contract if that is what it takes to get a win against Real Madrid and that turned into the start of a positive run," Michel told Sevilla's TV channel.

New coach Tito Vilanova will be without Andres Iniesta for Barca's trip to Getafe on Saturday after the Spain playmaker returned from international duty with a muscle strain.

"You are away from home for 10 days and sometimes there are long journeys and then you have to get back into training again," the Spain midfielder told Barca TV.

"I think we are in good shape and we are returning after a win [1-0 against Georgia in Tbilisi] which is always positive mentally."