Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo is challenged by Betis defenders Jose Isodoro and Jose Dorado in January 2012

The 116th Seville derby takes place on Sunday night as Real Betis make the short trip to Sevilla's Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan, a match Barcelona right-back Daniel Alves thinks is tougher than the Clasico.

"They may not be as important as a Barca-Real in terms of the quality of players, the spectacle on offer, and the media coverage, but they are passionate games," the Brazilian said. "They are tougher than a Clasico."

Pitchside Europe is not sure it agrees, but it is usually a close affair between the Andalusia rivals — 10 of their last 21 matches in all competitions have ended in draws, with nine

Wolfsburg players threw an impromptu, but sizeable, party after news broke that their coach Felix Magath had been fired.

And even before Klaus Allofs was named as the club's new sporting director, the festive mood was on the pitch when the Diego-inspired Wolves tore apart in-form Bayer Leverkusen on Sunday to win at home for the first time this season.

Big-spending Wolfsburg were languishing in last place when the board ended Magath's tenure -- and the club's English-style management structure with Magath in charge of buying, selling and coaching.

Magath's brutal training sessions are stuff

In Britain we have not always been convinced by the talents of the Swedish enigma that is Zlatan Ibrahimovic.

Despite his amazing goalscoring record and an incredible nine championships in three different countries the adjectives 'arrogant' and 'overrated' have often accompanied descriptions of the striker.

However, he silenced the doubters on Wednesday night by scoring four absurdly good goals against England, including his stoppage time bicycle kick that is already being dubbed as one of the greatest goals ever.

But is the narrative the same throughout Europe? What do people in his native

SOS Real Oviedo

Social media can bring out some of the best and worst traits in people, especially when it comes to football.

People say things online that they wouldn't dream of saying to a person in real life, usually behind the perceived safety of a pseudonym. Message boards are packed with hatred and bile which go well beyond what most consider reasonable.

There's a flip side though, a big one which shows that not everyone is an angry keyboard warrior who hates the world and anyone who dares express an opinion different from theirs.

There will always be cranks about, but instant social media can show the

Real Madrid's Iker Casillas looks down as Borussia Dortmund's players celebrate (Reuters)

Borussia Dortmund's fantastic draw at Real Madrid in the Champions League sees the Bundesliga outfit climb up this week's European Power Rankings.

It was so nearly a famous victory for Juergen Klopp's side at the Bernabeu, and only Mesut Ozil's late equaliser prevented the Spanish giants from suffering an embarrassing defeat in their own back yard.

Still, the point, followed up with all three in 3-1 Bundesliga win over Augsburg at the weekend, was enough for Dortmund to climb three places to sixth in our elite list of Europe's best teams.

Dortmund's rise means there are now two German teams

Montella directs traffic as his Fiorentina side defeat Milan at the San Siro

Night had long since fallen on Florence when a train pulled sleepily into the city's Santa Maria Novella station on Sunday. The platform was packed not with commuters, but  supporters.

There were around a thousand of them, waving purple flags and singing songs. They had assembled to welcome a triumphant Fiorentina back from Milan.

Not everyone had made the return trip. Some, including coach Vincenzo Montella, had decided to stay in Milan ahead of the international break. After yet another impressive result, is it any wonder there's talk of him one day being based there on a permanent basis?

Montpellier's Younes Belhanda fights for the ball with Paris St Germain's Blaise Matuiudi

Five days after seeing their Champions League dream brought to a premature end, Montpellier renewed acquaintances with Paris Saint-Germain in circumstances that contrasted vastly with the last meeting of the two sides back in February.

The 2-2 draw between the teams at the Parc des Princes nearly nine months ago confirmed that René Girard's side had the necessary attributes to go on and win the Ligue 1 title for the first time in their history.

Big-spending PSG had met their match in a provincial club with little previous history of success. Their rivalry, both on and off the field, shaped

Fabio Quagliarella scored a magnificent hat-trick as Juventus thrashed Pescara 6-1 in Serie A - and the Quag leads our European Team of the Week.

The Italy striker netted two low drives and set up another in the first half before a ridiculous bicycle kick from a corner completed his treble, from just three shots on target.

Xavi curled in a brilliant free-kick to set Liga leaders Barcelona on the way to a 4-2 victory in Mallorca while also completing 150 passes at 91.5 per cent accuracy. He anchors the midfield alongside Diego, who struck a brace in a one-man show that lifted Bundesliga