2011-4-10 Spain

Almeria
Lionel Messi scored his 29th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Almeria to their 11th away defeat following the match against Barcelona.

Athletic Bilbao
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 28th La Liga goal to condemned Athletic Bilbao to their sixth home defeat following the match against Real Madrid.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico president Enrique Cerezo has denied that the club's officials were in Istanbul to discuss the transfer of Arda Turan from Galatasaray.

Barcelona
Young Barcelona striker Bojan Krkic will miss the remainder of the campaign after suffering knee ligament tear during the win over Almeria.

Deportivo
Deportivo coach Miguel Angel Lotina has acknowleged that his players will have to overcome anxiety that may hung over their clash with Malaga.

Espanyol
Espanyol head coach Mauricio Pochettino warned that injury are no excuse to perform poorly as Javi Marquez joins their long list of absentees.

Getafe
Getafe coach Jose Miguel Gonzalez insisted that they have faced a worst situation before and his players know exactly what needs to be done.

Hercules
Hercules head coach Miroslav Djukic said he is concerned byt the optimistic atmosphere at the club following their victory over Real Sociedad.

Levante
Levante goalkeeper Manolo Reina is upset by the club's change of heart about extending his contract after losing his place to Gustavo Munua.

Malaga
Coach Manuel Pellegrini admits Malaga have not done so well at home this term but he still prefers to play with supporters behind their backs.

Osasuna
Osasuna boss Jose Luis Mendilibar is unsure whether Sporting's victory over Real Madrid last weekend will be a good or a bad sign for his side.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander head coach Marcelino Garcia Toral admits the players are nervous about their unpaid wages and it is affecting their preparations.

Real Madrid
Assistant coach Aitor Karanka praised Kaka's brace against Bilbao and is delighted to see him back to his best ahead of Real's important games.

Real Mallorca
Jonathan De Guzman scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Mallorca registered their third home draw following the visit of Sevilla.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte has confirmed that Vadim Demidov and Dani Estrada will replace Sarpong and Bella for the Atletico clash.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza hitman Ikechukwu Uche is confident about his form but declared that he will not celebrate his goal agains his former club Getafe.

Sevilla
Ivan Rakitic scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Sevilla registered their third away draw following the match against Real Mallorca.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting boss Manuel Preciado has hinted that Diego Castro will return to his squad but will not confirm any names until just before the match.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery has included Miguel Brito into his squad to face Villarreal as Bruno Saltor is unlikely to recover enough to feature.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos said the absence of Gonzalo Rodriguez is a good chance for his defenders to prove that they are great players.