La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Miguel Angel Lotina has backed Marcelo Bielsa to succeed at Bilbao, but he must be given time to get to know the team and Spanish football.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Gregorio Manzano said he will continue with the squad rotation policy for the match against Sporting and the rest of the season.

Barcelona
President Sandro Rosell is hoping to reach an agreement with Qatar on Saturday as Barcelona need the investment for what they have planned.

Espanyol
Espanyol midfielder Javi Lopez has been handed a one-match suspension for the two yellow cards he received in the match against Real Zaragoza.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Pedro Rios insisted that his team are not worried after an erratic start to the season that saw them collect only one point.

Granada
Daniel Estrada scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Granada to their second away defeat following the match at Sociedad.

Levante
Levante striker Arouna Kone admitted Sami Khedira's red card helped them beat Real Madrid, but stressed that it was the referee's decision.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Joaquin Sanchez has admitted that this is a good time to face Athletic Bilbao, as they are not yet used to their new style.

Osasuna
Osasuna failed to score for the third time in four games this season to register their first home draw following the match against Sevilla.

Racing Santander
Coach Hector Cuper admits while Racing need to improve in all aspect, their priority is to recover confidence ahead of the Real Madrid visit.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano head coach Jose Ramon Sandoval admits he does not expect his team to win in every game, ahead of their match against Levante.

Real Betis
Real Betis coach Pepe Mel is could bench Roque Santa Cruz for the visit of Real Zaragoza as they striker is recovering from muscle overload.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid have confirmed that defenders Pepe and Fabio Coentrao will be out of action for two weeks due to muscular tear in their left leg.

Real Mallorca
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Real Sociedad
Daniel Estrada scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Sociedad registered their first home win following the match against Granada.

Real Zaragoza
Javier Parades has acknowledged that it will not be easy for Real Zaragoza to beat Real Betis, despite their status as a newly-promoted side.

Sevilla
Sevilla failed to score for the first time this campaign to register their second away draw following the match against Osasuna at El Sadar.

Sporting Gijon
Miguel Angel believes Sporting Gijon can collect their first points of the campaign at Atletico Madrid, based on their most recent display.

Valencia
Coach Unai Emery believes there are plenty of ways for Valencia to beat Barcelona, but warned his players that they will have to work hard.

Villarreal
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