PREVIEW-Soccer-Brief news from the Primera Liga

MADRID, April 27 (Reuters) - Brief news from the Primera Liga ahead of this weekend's matches:

* David Beckham is expected to feature in the starting line-up for Real Madrid's league match at Athletic Bilbao on Sunday.

The former England captain made an impressive return to action after a knee injury when he laid on Real's winner after coming on as a second-half substitute in their 2-1 victory over Valencia last week.

The midfielder, who is now sporting a new platinum blond hairstyle, will leave Real for MLS side LA Galaxy at the end of the season.

* Levante striker Salva Ballesta has said his side must come away from Sunday's match against Barcelona at the Nou Camp with at least a point if they are to have a hope of avoiding the drop.

"The team isn't dead yet, but we need to earn at least a point, no matter how we do it," the striker told Radio station Cadena Ser.

"If you win just once in 10 visits to the Nou Camp, that once has to be now."

* Barcelona fullback Gianluca Zambrotta, on the other hand, has admitted that the team cannot afford a repetition of last weekend's slip-up against Villarreal if they are to retain the league title.