2011-4-2 Spain

Almeria
Almeria are desperate to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Bilbao, who are keen to register their fourth away victory.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Javi Martinez believes Almeria still have a few bullets left and so his team-mates must treat the game as a final.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Quique Sanchez Flores has doubts over Fran Merida's availability after he left training early with an injured right knee.

Barcelona
Pep Guardiola believes president Sandro Rosell was a little rash in his prediction and insists there is no chance crushing Real Madrid again.

Deportivo
Napoli are looking to strengthen their midfield in the summer market and have reportedly set their sights on Deportivo youngster Ruben Perez.

Espanyol
Espanyol are hoping Jordi Amat will be available this weekend after it was confirmed that he did not suffer serious injury during training.

Getafe
Getafe are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeats when they take on Valencia, who are confident of registering their ninth away win.

Hercules
Hercules have confirmed that David Trezeguet will be missing against Sociedad after the star striker failed to recover from his knee problems.

Levante 
Levante coach Luis Garcia Plaza admits their next opponents Malaga have the best squad amongst the team that are fighting to avoid relegation.

Malaga
Malaga head coach Manuel Pellegrini is hoping to maintain their recent good form and underlined the importance of beating Levante this weekend.

Osasuna
Good news for Osasuna manager Jose Luis Mendilibar as Walter Pandiani has been given the green light to make his return in against Atletico.

Racing
Racing coach Marcelino Garcia Toral believes Alexandros Tziolis is not ready to make his return, even though the midfielder claimed otherwise.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho will have to do without Cristiano Ronaldo against Sporting as he is still struggling with a hamstring injury.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Michael Laudrup expects a tough game this weekend as Deportivo will be keen to redeem themselves after the Levante game.

Real Sociedad 
Sociedad coach Martin Lasarte expects his team to beat Hercules as he is keen to avoid anxiety heading into the final stretch of the season.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza player Ander Herrera said his side are not feeling any extra pressure as they are already used to playing in important games.

Sevilla 
Sevilla midfielder Renato has declared that he is happy at the Sanchez Pizjuan and will only leave if the club no longer require his services.

Sporting Gijon 
Sporting coach Manuel Preciado claimed that his side have shown more confidence since the Racing game and expects hostile reception at Bernabeu.

Valencia 
Valencia coach Unai Emery is pleased with their work this week and is convinced his players' off-field issues will not affect their performance.

Villarreal
Villarreal confirmed that midfielder Cristobal has been loaned to Elche until the end of the season as cover for the injured Miguel Linares.