Kenyan fans and supporters of arguably the best league in the world; La Liga, will not wait any longer, as the league returns tonight.

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The matches are aired on Supersport 5 and 7 in English commentary while Supersport Maximo 19 airs the matches but in Spanish commentary. All in all, fans will be delighted at the return of the league.

A lot is expected this season with the league's best having had a relatively quiet summer in terms of transfer business.

Catalan giants Barcelona CF won the title last year and are expected to win it again if not fight to the very end. They have however lost a gel in midfield in the shape of the evergreen Andres Iniesta who left for Kobe FC in the summer.

European Champions Real Madrid finished a distant second and are expected to continue playing their role as title contenders having lost their top scorer for the past ten seasons in Portuguese superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

Real's city rivals Atletico are showing glimpses of fierceness similar to the one that propelled them to the title in 2014. 

Barca, Real, Atletico are expected to occupy the top three places in the standings come the end of the season.

Here are the fixtures in local time:

Friday, August 17

21:15 Girona vs Real Valladolid

23:15 Real Betis vs Levante

Saturday, August 18

19:15 Celta Vigo vs Espanyol

21:15 Villareal vs Real Sociedad

23:15 Barcelona vs Deportivo Alaves

Sunday, August 19

19:15 Eibar vs SD Huesca

21:15 Rayo Vallecano vs Sevilla

23:15 Real Madrid vs Getafe

Monday, August 20

21:00 Valencia vs Atletico Madrid

23:00 Athletic Bilbao vs Leganes