2011-4-17 Spain

Almeria
Roberto Soldado scored his 13th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Almeria to their fifth home defeat following the visit of Valencia.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Joaquin Caparros believes Fernando Llorente suffered dip in form because could not cope with the intense media attention.

Atletico Madrid
Napoli are interested in securing the services of Diego Forlan and are ready to shell out EUR18 million for the Atletico de Madrid striker.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 30th La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their third away draw following the match against Real Madrid.

Deportivo
Deportivo coach Miguel Angel Lotina refused to reveal his tactics for the Racing clash as it would be foolish to give away their advantage.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino refused to think of their clash versus Atletico as a final but promised that his team will go on the attack.

Getafe
Nicolas Fedor scored his seventh La Liga goal of the season as Getafe registered their seventh home win following the match against Sevilla.

Hercules
Hercules coach Miroslav Djukic refused to moan about their casualties for the Levante clash and promised his team will play with determination.

Levante
Levante boss Luis Garcia has described their clash versus Hercules as 'the most important of the year' as a win would keep them in the La Liga.

Malaga
Julio Baptista scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Malaga registered their fifth home win following the match against Mallorca.

Osasuna
Osasuna head coach Jose Luis Mendilibar hopes his players will not be intimidated by Bilbao and urges them to play with heart and intelligence.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander coach Marcelino Garcia Toral believes striker Marcus Rosenberg can have an impact against Depor after overcoming his injury.

Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 29th La Liga goal of the season as Real Madrid registered their first home draw following the visit of Barcelona.

Real Mallorca
Julio Baptista scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Mallorca to their 10th away defeat following the match against Malaga.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte has decided to drop Elustondo and Ansotegi from his squad to face Sporting, while Sarpong is also missing.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza left back Ivan Obradovic insists his side still have options even if they drop points in their next match against Villarreal.

Sevilla
Nicolas Fedor scored his seventh La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sevilla to their eighth away defeat following the match at Getafe.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting striker David Barral is confident that his side will be spending another season in La Liga if they can defeat Real Sociedad tonight.

Valencia
Roberto Soldado scored his 13th La Liga goal of the season as Valencia registered their 10th away victory following the match against Almeria.

Villarreal
Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez admitted that his side are excited about their European campaign but warned them to focus on Zaragoza first.