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The Catalan press today continues to write about the "Espanyol" attempts to protest the first Spanish Super Cup match, the upcoming Messi and Ronaldinho showdown, the start of the England and Netherlands championships, Ronaldo's future, and the collection of signatures for the candidates for the "Barcelona" president.

The Castilian media today writes about Diarra's arrival in Madrid, Rijkaard's opinion on Diarra, "Real's" defeat to "Villareal" in the friendly tournament for the 3rd place, Capello's opinion on these matches, the "Carranza" cup final, "Betis" search for a player to replace Joaquin, interest from Milan clubs in "Real" forward Ronaldo, and "Real's" potential new signings.

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The champions return home. Today, "Barcelona" will play their first official match at the Camp Nou stadium this season. If the strongest Spanish team defeats "Espanyol" today, they will win their first trophy of the season - the Spanish Super Cup.

In 2006-2007, "Barcelona" will compete for a total of six trophies.

Among the 18 "Barcelona" players registered for tonight's match, all three club newcomers are included: Eidur Gudjohnsen, Lilian Thuram, and Gianluca Zambrotta. Ludovic Giuly, who is in great form, will not participate in the match.

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