Soccer: Madrid, Barca hope to end surprising struggles

What to watch in the leading soccer leagues in Europe this weekend:

SPAIN

Real Madrid and Barcelona hope the international break will help them turn things around in Spain.

Barcelona hasn't won in four straight league games, while Madrid is winless in four matches in all competitions.

Second-place Barcelona hosts leader Sevilla on Saturday, with Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez likely to be available after recovering from injuries.

Sevilla has won four straight in the league, including a 3-0 rout of Madrid, and will be counting on Portugal striker Andre Silva, one of the league's top scorers.

Madrid hosts Levante on Saturday. Cross-town rival Atletico, in third position, visits struggling Villarreal.

The top six are separated by two points, with Espanyol and Alaves fifth and sixth respectively.

ENGLAND

Jose Mourinho looks to improve on his poor Stamford Bridge record as Manchester United coach when he returns to former club Chelsea for the game of the weekend in the Premier League.

Despite his team's comefrom-behind 3-2 win over Newcastle before the international break, Mourinho remains in a vulnerable position at United amid media reports the club's hierarchy are losing faith in him.

A victory on Saturday would ease some pressure but Mourinho has lost on all three visits with United to Chelsea, where he won three league titles in two spells .

United is eighth, seven points behind third-place Chelsea, which is tied on points with leader Manchester City and second-place Liverpool.

ITALY

Inter and AC Milan enter Sunday's city derby on hot streaks.

Inter has won six straight in Serie A and the Champions League while Milan is on an eight-match unbeaten run in Serie A and the Europa League.

Milan is 10th but has played a match fewer than most teams and could move to within a point of Inter, which is third.