La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Real Valladolid has joined the race for Athletic Bilbao left winger Mikel Balenziaga, who has been dropped by coach Marcelo Bielsa.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid beat Stromsgodset 2-1 in a pre-season friendly game after Jose Antonio Reyes scored a brace for the Spanish side.

Barcelona
Alexis Sanchez has revealed that his period at Udinese was crucial for his development and made him aware that he still had plenty to learn.

Espanyol
It was reported that Espanyol have rejected a EUR12 million bid from Atletico Madrid for the transfer of Italian striker Pablo Osvaldo.

Levante
Levante captain Sergio Ballesteros has pointed his fingers at the referee as the main culprit following the abandoned game against Breda.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Eliseu has warned his side that names do not win them games, following the club's major facelift in the summer market.

Osasuna
Lazio were beaten by Osasuna in a friendly match after Iranian midfielder Javad Nekounam managed to score the only goal of the match.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid defender Sergio Ramos has returned to training after being sidelined for 10 days due to back pain.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca coach Michael Laudrup is very pleased with their pre-season campaign especially with the straight wins against Heerenveen and NEC.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad president Jokin Aperribay has shot down rumours about Antoine Griezmann moving to Atletico, insisting that he is not for sale.

Real Zaragoza
Catania are leading Siena and Atalanta in the race for the signature of Zaragoza's Matteo Contini, who is very keen to return to Italy.

Sevilla
Sevilla dominated that match against Xerez after a hattrick by Frederic Kanoute in the first half was enough to ensure victory for Los Nervionenses.

Sporting Gijon
Sebastian Eguren has ignored the advice of Sporting coach Manolo Preciado to take some time off, after he rejoined the squad for training.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Ever Banega will return to training on Friday after the recent controversial photo with the Real Madrid shirt.

Villarreal
Roma sporting director Walter Sabatini will reportedly target Villarreal’s Nilmar as a replacement for the soon to be sold Mirko Vucinic.