Madrid, Sep 21 (DPA) Real Madrid and Barcelona face difficult away matches in the Spanish Liga Tuesday and Wednesday.

The twin giants have both won all three of their opening games - the same as revelation team Athletic Bilbao - but will now have to work harder to keep intact their 100-per-cent records.

The midweek matches kick off on Tuesday with sixth-placed Sevilla at home to Mallorca, who are joint fourth with Valencia.

Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez will have to decide which of Alvaro Negredo and Frederic Kanoute to drop - both of whom scored against Osasuna on Saturday - in order to make room for the in-form Luis Fabiano.

'That is the kind of problem that any coach would enjoy,' said Jimenez Sunday.

Later Tuesday Barca face a Racing side who are ninth. As usual, coach Josep Guardiola has arranged for Lionel Messi and company to fly out on the very morning of the match, in order to give his players more time to rest at home with their families.

Guardiola is likely to give Thierry Henry a rest, putting little Andres Iniesta in his place down the left wing.

Iniesta has not started a game for four months, since tearing a thigh muscle.

The big game Wednesday sees Real away to Villarreal, where they have lost twice in the last three seasons.