2011-4-16 Spain

Almeria
Almeria are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeats when they take on Valencia, who are looking to register their 10th away wins.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao star striker Fernando Llorente admits he is determined to end his drought this weekend after going 512 minutes without scoring.

Atletico Madrid
Former Real Madrid coach Bernd Schuster, who was recently sacked from Besiktas, does not hide his desire to coach Atletico Madrid next season.

Barcelona
Good news for Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola as Carles Puyol is back in training after 3 months out and could feature in the Copa del Rey final.

Deportivo
Deportivo are keen to pick up points for the third consecutive games when they take on Racing, who are hoping to avoid their 10th away defeat.

Espanyol
Espanyol are determined to register their first win in four games when they take on Atletico, who are keen to avoid their eighth away defeat.

Getafe
Getafe are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeats when they take on Sevilla, who are looking to register their sixth away win.

Hercules
Hercules' Primera Liga status is at risk unless they start to record wins, striker David Trezeguet has warned ahead of their trip to Levante.

Levante
Levante are keen to pick up points for the eighth consecutive games when they face Hercules, who are desperate to avoid their 12 away defeat.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini believes his team must secure another 12 points from the remaining seven games if they are to avoid relegation.

Osasuna
Osasuna are desperate to avoid their third consecutive defeats when they take on Bilbao, who are looking to register their fifth away victory.

Racing Santander
Racing are hoping to avoid their 10th away defeat when they take on Deportivo, who are keen to pick up points for the third consecutive games.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho angers Spanish press after staying quiet during his Clasico press meeting as journalists storm out in protest.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Michael Laudrup has hailed Pierre Webo's contribution and said it would be wrong to leave him on the bencth against Depor.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte is hoping his players will be able to cope with the pressure of the game when they clash against Sporting.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza are hoping to avoid their third defeat in five games when they take on Villarreal, who are looking to register their 12th home win.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Gregorio Manzano has lamented the heavy casualties ahead of the Getafe clash but considered it as a good reason to beat the host.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting are confident of registering their fourth straight wins when they face Sociedad, who are looking to avoid their seventh home defeat.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery warned his side that playing against Almeria will be even more complicated compared to their win over Villarreal.

Villarreal
Villarreal midfielder Borja Valero has acknowledged that it will be a very difficult match against Porto, who easily won their league title.