2011-3-19 Spain

 Almeria
Almeria coach Jose Luis is pleased to have all of his players available to face Sporting and declared that they have improved in set-pieces.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao defender Andoni Iraola has admitted it will not be easy to mark Villarreal players as they are fast and have no fix positions.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid boss Quique Sanchez Flores is confident that his side can break their 11-year derby drought against city rivals Real Madrid.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola has acknowledged the difficult task that his side face after being drawn against Ukrainian side Shakhtar Donetsk.

Deportivo
Midfielder Andres Guardado is convinced that Deportivo would ensure their safety if they can beat Levante and Mallorca in their next two games.

Espanyol
Espanyol striker Sergio Garcia expects a tough game against Malaga and admits that a point at La Rosaleda might be a good result for his side.

Getafe
Barcelona B coach Luis Enrique is one of the candidates to replace Michel as head coach at Primera Division side Getafe at the end of the season.

Hercules
Hercules coach Esteban Vigo has underlined his belief that his team have the ability to react and get themselves out of the relegation zone.

Levante
Levante boss Luis Garcia Plaza admits any points gained in their next game against Deportivo at this stage would be a very big step for his side.

Malaga
Malaga boss Manuel Pellegrini believes lack of attention have cost his side at home this season but insists their level of play was not so bad.

Osasuna
Liverpool are keen on Osasuna defender Nacho Monreal, who recently extended his deal until 2014 and raise his transfer fee to EUR12 million.

Racing
Racing coach Marcelino Garcia Toral said it would be a very important step for his side if they can drag Sociedad into the relegation battles.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho admits is very happy to be playing against Tottenham and to head back to London to play in an English stadium.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca manager Michael Laudrup has labelled the visit of Zaragoza as 'the most important of all their remaining matches this season'.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad head coach Martin Lasarte wants his players to once and for all confirm their La Liga stay starting with a win away to Racing.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre wants to ensure victory over Mallorca as he reminds his players that 30 points will not keep them in the league.

Sevilla
Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic admits that his side have no other options but to win at Valencia if they want to play in the Champions League.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manuel Preciado warns his players as he believes Almeria are playing better than their position in the table suggests.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Mehmet Topal has told his squad to forget about their past defeats because the most important thing is to finish third.

Villarreal
Villarreal's Santi Cazorla was delighted to beat Levante in Europa but has picked Porto, Benfica and PSV as favourites to win the competition.