2011-3-11 Spain

Almeria
Almeria are hoping to for a positive results this weekend as Atletico Madrid have not won in all three trips they made to the Mediterraneo.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez said it is 'no coincidence' that his team are in fifth place, as they have worked hard to reach it.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid defender Filipe Luis insists his team are not thinking about Real Madrid clash and that the pressure are on their neighbour.

Barcelona
Nolito appears to be on his way out of Barcelona in the summer as the striker has turned down an offer to sign a new deal with the Catalans.

Deportivo
Bad news for Deportivo head coach Miguel Angel Lotina as striker Ivan Sanchez is sidelined for three to four weeks with a hamstring injury.

Espanyol
Newcastle Utd coach Alan Pardew is weighing up a summer move for Espanyol star Jose Maria Callejon as he looks to boost his attacking options.

Getafe
Getafe goalkeeper Jordi Codina said his team will not talk about the possibility of qualifying for Europe until they are safe in the La Liga.

Hercules
Hercules coach Esteban Vigo has confirmed that Royston Drenthe and Nelson Valdez are in his squad for their tricky clash against Real Madrid.

Levante
Levante president Quico Catalan is in no hurry to exercise their option to buy Felipe Caicedo but insists the striker will remain at the club.

Malaga
Malaga winger Manolo Gaspar believes there is no need for harsh words as all the players are very much aware of the difficulty they are in.

Osasuna
Osasuna striker Kike Sola admits the clash against Racing Santander can turn around their season but his team are high after their recent win.

Racing
Racing midfielder Kennedy Bakircioglu admits that his team need to be more aggressive in attack and put on a better first half performance.

Real Madrid
Milan have reportedly already reached an agreement to bring Kaka back from Real Madrid in the summer in a deal worth between EUR20-30 million.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca confirmed that the club have terminated the contract of sports director Fernando Pons, who will receive EUR703,580 in compensation.

Real Sociedad
Martin Lasarte believes Sociedad must focus on survival first because many of his players have never played the Primera Liga before this term.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre has doubts over Said Boutahar's availability this week as the midfielder has yet to return to full training.

Sevilla
Alvaro Negredo has made it clear of his intention to honour his five year deal with Sevilla, after he was linked to former side Real Madrid.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon head coach Manuel Preciado has doubt over the availability of Nacho Cases, who was absent from training due to stomach problem.

Valencia
Midfielder Juan Mata says Valencia will only focus on finishing in third place in La Liga after being eliminated from the Champions League.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido said the win at Bayer Leverkusen was a very important step but they are not through to the next round yet.