Preview: La Liga looks wide open ahead of 'austerity' 2021-22 season

MADRID, Aug. 9 (Xinhua) -- The 2021-22 La Liga season kicks off next weekend with plenty of questions still to be answered as Atletico Madrid look to retain their title while Real Madrid, Barcelona and perhaps Sevilla look to claim top spot.

The first La Liga season to start without Leo Messi in 18 years will no doubt start under the shadow of the diminutive genius after Barca's failure to fit his contract into