2011-4-12 Spain

Almeria
Almeria confirmed that Juan Manuel Ortiz's contract has been automatically renewed for another year after playing his 20th game of the season.

Athletic Bilbao
Good news for Bilbao coach Joaquin Caparros as Jon Aurtenetxe has return to training after being sidelined for 4 months with a shoulder injury.

Atletico Madrid
Palermo are reportedly set to open discussions with Jorge Resurreccion Merodio's agen about his transfer from Atletico Madrid in the summer.

Barcelona
Javier Mascherano's agent insisted that the midfielder has no plans to move away from Barcelona even though he is not a first pick at the club.

Deportivo
Deportivo confirmed they have appealed Laureano Sanabria's second yellow card against Malaga in order to have him available against Racing.

Espanyol
It has been confirmed that Getafe midfielder Juan Angel Albin will play for Espanyol next season after both clubs agreed to a EUR3 million fee.

Getafe
Nicolas Bertolo scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Getafe to their eighth away defeat following the match against Zaragoza.

Hercules
Hercules midfielder Royston Drenthe was missing from training due to a blow to the thigh against Espanyol and some discomfort on his shoulder.

Levante
Levante star Asier del Horno will meet with a specialist to determined the extend of his tendon injury, which clearly bothered him on Sunday.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini was not too pleased with a point from their clash against Depor, but conceded that his players were anxious.

Osasuna
Osasuna goalkeeper Ricardo has played down the mistake that gave Sporting the winning goal but admitted that from now on every point is gold.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Marcelino Garcia was disappointment after his team dropped two points against Levante with a weak display at the end of the game.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is reportedly willing to offer Roma EUR30 million and midfielder Fernando Gago in return for Daniele De Rossi.

Real Mallorca
Young Mallorca midfielder Sergio Tejera is determined to continue playing for the first team, because anything else would be a step backwards.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte has conceded that Atletico Madrid are on the rise and his team were simply unable to stop their onslaught.

Real Zaragoza
Nicolas Bertolo scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Zaragoza registered their seventh home win following the match against Getafe.

Sevilla
Sevilla are reportedly ready to join the race for Lorient ace Kevin Gameiro, who is also a target for Milan, Arsenal, Valencia and Villarreal.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon head coach Manuel Preciado believes his team deserved the win over Osasuna but warned them that 38 points are still not enough.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery could be missing Tino Costa this weekend after the midfielder suffered calf injury during the win over Villarreal.

Villarreal
Villarreal midfielder Borja Valero admitted that huge defeat to Valencia hurts but has urged his team to learn from their mistakes and move on.