As in previous years, the regional teams took advantage of the Christmas break to arrange games against international sides. On Wednesday Catalunya beat Honduras 4-0, with Barcelona's Bojan setting up goals for Espanyol's Coro and Sergio García before helping himself to two more. And the following day a Basque selection came from a goal down to beat Venezuela 3-1, with Gurpegui, Labaka and Muniain getting the goals for the hosts in the second half. There were also charity fixtures, the most important of which was the "Champions for Africa" game, with Kanouté's Africa United beating Sergio Ramos's La Liga team 2-3 in the Calderón stadium in Madrid. (29.12.10)