Schedule of the upcoming season of the Spanish championship announced © EuroFootball.com

On Tuesday afternoon, the schedule of the 2013-2014 season of the Spanish "Primera" League championship was announced.

The first round of "Liga BBVA" will be played on August 17-18.

The defending champions, Barcelona players, will start the championship with a match against Levante at the Camp Nou stadium.

The first round of the championship will feature two matches between the teams of the country's capital Madrid and Seville.

The country's vice-champions Real Madrid will host Real Betis at home, while the winners of the King's Cup will travel to the fortress of Sevilla.

The first "El Clasico" battle will be played on October 27 at the Camp Nou stadium, with the return match on March 23.

All the matches of the first round:

Barcelona - Levante

Real Madrid - Real Betis

Sevilla - Atletico Madrid

Valencia - Malaga

Real Sociedad - Getafe

Real Valladolid - Athletic Bilbao

Osasuna - Granada

Celta Vigo - Espanyol

Rayo Vallecano - Elche

Almeria - Villarreal

The full schedule can be found here.