La Liga

Almeria
Almeria boss Robert Olabe has called Jonathan and Jose Ramon from the youth squad as Leo Ulloa and Pablo Piatti are still absent from training.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao midfielder David Lopez has recovered from his hip injury and is determined to beat Espanyol even if they have to play ugly.

Atletico Madrid
Braga defender Silvio Manuel Pereira has reportedly agreed to join Atletico Madrid with the deal set to be completed at the end of the season.

Barcelona
Barcelona have announced that they intend to report Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho to UEFA over his tirade against coach Pep Guardiola.

Deportivo
Depor midfielder Javier Peral does not understand why FIFA refused to grant him international pass even though all papers have been submitted.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino admits he is flattered by interest from Sevilla and Lyon but underlined his intention to stay at the club.

Getafe
Getafe striker Juan Angel Albin is still struggling to recover from his injury and is almost certain to miss their next tie against Villarreal.

Hercules
Hercules are in seventh place in the Fairplay chart with 94 penalty points after receiving 84 yellow cards and 5 red cards so far this season.

Levante
Levante midfielder Valmiro Lopes is hoping to secure their Primera Liga status this weekend so that his side can enjoy their remaining games.

Malaga
Blackburn Rovers have been warned that Malaga midfielder Jose Recio will cost the club GBP7 million if they follow up recent scouting reports.

Osasuna
Good news for Osasuna head coach Jose Luis Mendilibar as midfielder Roberto Lopez has been given medical discharge after nearly six months out.

Racing Santander
Racing B defender Alvaro Gonzalez is calm about the possibility of making his debut in the Primera Liga as Marc Torrejon is banned this week.

Real Madrid
Barcelona have announced that they intend to report Real Madrid head coach Jose Mourinho to UEFA over his tirade against coach Pep Guardiola.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca midfielder Joao Victor has urged his team-mates to score and add as much points as possible despite their comfortable situation.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad striker Raul Tamudo believes there is no reason why the Txurin-urdin cannot emulate Sporting Gijon and give Barcelona a hard time.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza midfielder Angel Lafita believes this is the best time to take on Real Madrid, who are paying attention to the Champions League.

Sevilla
Sevilla medical team believe it may be too soon for striker Frederic Kanoute to return this weekend even though he is no longer feeling pain.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting de Gijon medical team have confirmed that Andre Castro will not participate in their clash against Levante due to hamstring problem.

Valencia
Striker Aritz Aduriz acknowleges that Valencia will have to very well at Osasuna as the pressure put on by the home supporters is outrageous.

Villarreal
Radamel Falcao scored his 15th Europa League goal as Porto took a commanding lead over Villarreal in their first leg game at Estadio do Dragao.