La Liga

Almeria
Almeria are desperate to avoid their sixth consecutive defeats when they take on Sevilla, who are looking to register their sixth away victory.

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente believes a win over Espanyol this weekend would guarantee his side European football for next season.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid president Enrique Cerezo has revealed the club have offered David de Gea a new contract to keep him from Manchester Utd grasp.

Barcelona
Pep Guardiola is eager to keep focus on La Liga as he fears more talk on Real Madrid could add to distractions and put title hopes at risk.

Deportivo
Deportivo are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeats when they face Atletico, who are looking to register their sixth away victory.

Espanyol
Daniel Osvaldo's agent has denied a report claiming the Espanyol striker would love to sign for Sevilla and insisted he is happy at Cornella.

Getafe
Getafe are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeats when they take on Villarreal, who are looking to register their 13th home victory.

Hercules
Hercules are hoping to register second consecutive wins when they make the trip to Malaga, who are determined to avoid their ninth home defeat.

Levante
Levante coach Luis Garcia Plaza is not concerned about finishing the season in top 10 but wants 45 points to absolutely guarantee their safety.

Malaga
Malaga are determined to avoid their ninth home defeat when they welcome Hercules, who are hoping to register their second consecutive wins.

Osasuna
Osasuna are desperate to avoid their fifth consecutive defeats when they take on Valencia, who are looking to register their 11th away win.

Racing Santander
Racing are determined to avoid their third consecutive defeats when they take on Real Mallorca, who are looking for their fourth away victory.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Cristiano Ronaldo will not feature against Zaragoza to keep him fresh for Tuesday's clash.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Michael Laudrup wants his team to keep their foot on the accelerator and that word relaxation must not enter their mind.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad are hoping to pick up points for the second time in five games when they face Barcelona, who are looking for their 14th away win.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are hoping to pick up points for the second straight games when they face Real Madrid, who are looking for their 15th home win.

Sevilla
Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic declared that he is happy with his performance since joining the team, but believes he can still do better.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are looking for their fourth victory in five games when they take on Levante, who are keen to avoid their sixth home defeat.

Valencia
Valencia head coach Unai Emery said there is a tremendous need for his side to win and wash away the bad image they put on show last weekend.

Villarreal
Villarreal head coach Juan Carlos Garrido admitted that their huge defeat at Porto was hard to take in and that the equaliser changed the game.