La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente is optimistic about their chances of beating Villarreal, following a much more performance against Malaga.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano urged his team to show no fear when they take on Barcelona, who have been held back twice this season.

Barcelona
Bad news for Barcelona as Ibrahim Afellay has torn his knee ligament during training and is likely to be sidelined for the next six months.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino will wait until the very last moment before deciding whether or not to field Joan Verdu against Levante.

Getafe
Getafe manager Luis Garcia has stressed that this is not the time to panic and is convinced his side will be able to reverse the situation.

Granada
Granada goalkeeper Roberto Fernandez has warned his team-mates that they must add points at home, ahead of their tough schedule in October.

Levante
Levante defender Pedro Lopez said the referee was wrong to award Rayo with a penalty, although he was pleased that his team could win the game.

Malaga
Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini believes he has the best team in the world but will not set any other goal other than to win their next game.

Osasuna
Good news for Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar as keeper Asier Riesgo has recovered from his knee injury and is available to face Granada.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander boss Hector Cuper admits he was surprised by Ariel Nahuelpan's performance as the striker began the season late due to injury.

Rayo Vallecano
Bad news for Rayo Vallecano coach Jose Ramon Sandoval after it was confirmed that Raul Bravo will be sidelined for three weeks due to injury.

Real Betis
Betis coach Pepe Mel will not appologise because his side is leading the league and admits for the moment everything is going well for them.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho dismissed suggestions that his side were in a moment of crisis, after dropping five points in the past week.

Real Mallorca
It was claimed that Real Mallorca head coach Michael Laudrup will be shown the exit door if his side failed to beat Real Sociedad on Sunday.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier has warned his side that Mallorca will be as tough as Sevilla, despite their current losing streak.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza goal hero Juan Carlos said his team were disappointed about the defeat to Betis, but happy with the work they did until the end.

Sevilla
Manager Marcelino Garcia Toral insists Sevilla are on the same level as Valencia and they will not change their approach for any opponents.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting coach Manolo Preciado is convinced that his team can repeat last season's feat and 'rise from the ashes' to finish well in the chart.

Valencia
Bruno Saltor believes Valencia's true strength lies in their collective, having sold the likes of Villa, Mata and Silva in the last 15 months.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido admits the next four games are key to correcting their course and to challenge for the top spots again.