They started the day eight points clear at the tp of the Bundesliga and Bayern Munich are showing no signs of slowing down.Thomas Muller's goal gives Pep Guardiola's side a 34th minute lead over Hertha Berlin.

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Barcelona start from where they left off against Roma. Luis Suarez is clean through but Sociedad keeper Geronimo Rulli makes an impressive save. Long afternoon ahead for the visitors?

How Lionel Messi do in the Premier League?

Will Gerard Pique be celebrating his 200th league appearance for Barcelona with a win? Under way at the Nou Camp...

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Atletico Madrid entertain mid-table Espanyol at 17:15 GMT while Real Madrid will have to wait until Sunday to try and repair the damage inflicted on them at the hands of Barca last week. Rafael Benitez's side are away from home - probably a good thing after their fans reaction at the end of the Barca defeat - against high-flying Eibar (15:00 GMT). 

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Bayerrn Munich 0-0 Hertha Berlin

Werder Bremen 0-1 Hamburg

Hannover 2-0 Ingolstadt

Hoffenheim 1-1 Borussia Monchengladbach

Mainz 1-0 Eintracht Frankfurt

How would Lionel Messi do in the Premier League?

It is almost three weeks since David Moyes lost his job as manager of Real Sociedad. His replacement is former Barcelona midfielder and ex-Barcelona B boss Eusebio Sacristan.

The 51-year-old, who helped Barca win the 1992 European Cup,, external got his reign off to a winning start with a 2-0 home win over Sevilla.

They might be 14th in La Liga but can Real Sociedad cause an upset?

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As well as Barcelona, we'll be keeping you up to date with what is happening at Bayern Munich. The Bundesliga leaders have already started against Hertha Berlin. We'll also bring you first half updates from Paris St-Germain's home game with Troyes.

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Let's fast forward a few months. Let's imagine Lionel Messi has rocked the Nou Camp to the core by moving to Manchester City. How will he do? Will Messi be able to score as many in the fast-paced Premier League as he does in La Liga?

Cristiano Ronaldo has already proved he can adapt in England and Spain. Does Messi need to prove himself by moving to the Premier League or should he stay at Barcelona?

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Barcelona make three changes to the side that hammered Roma 6-1 in the Champions League in midweek.

In come keeper Claudio Bravo, defender Jeremy Mathieu and midfielder Andres Iniesta for Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Thomas Vermaelen and Sergi Roberto.

Barcelona XI: Bravo, Alves, Pique, Mathieu, Alba, Busquets, Rakitic, Iniesta; Messi, Suarez, Neymar.

Real Sociedad include forward Imanol Agirretxe, who has scored nine La Liga goals this season.

Real Sociedad XI: Rulli, Aritz, Mikel, Inigo, Yuri, Markel, Granero, Prieto, Canales, Vela, Agirretxe.

There's one story, external dominating the back pages. It involves Lionel Messi and Manchester City offering the Argentine forward a mind-boggling £800,000 a week to leave behind sunny Barcelona for the rainy north west of England.

Messi, ever the professional, won't let speculation over his future get to him. He is still on the comeback trail having only returned to action last week after two months out with a knee injury.

He is already building up a head of steam after netting a couple of Champions League goals in midweek. Can he bag his first La Liga goal since 20 September against Real Sociedad?

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They didn't just defeat bitter rivals Real Madrid, they hammered them. They didn't just overcome Roma in the Champions League, theyembarrassed them.

Four points clear at the top of La Liga, five straight wins, 18 goals in five outings...life at Barcelona is pretty good right now. 

Yet are we witnessing the latter stages of Lionel Messi's Nou Camp career? Is the little magician heading for the Premier League to sprinkle his star dust?