So with grim predictability Barcelona got their domestic season off to a winning start although the sparse home crowd must have been a bit bewildered to see the boys in blue and red stripes trail 5-1 after 6 minutes before the Catalans remembered that shooting on target is a useful skill and headed into a lead by half time they never looked like losing, winning the second half 13:7 for a 26:19 win.  Victor Gonzalez topscored for Barcelona with 8 goals from 11 shots.

Now, following their humbling at home in the Supercopa, it’s time for Atletico Madrid to open their campaign.  They do so against my favouritely-named team: Naturhouse la Rioja (they seem like a fun bunch too).  The match starts at 7pm UK time and is live on Bet365 (who for reference have given Naturhouse an eight goal lead in the betting).  Once this match is done we’ll have finished the first round of Asobal matches with only another 29 rounds left to determine which of the big two takes the title.