La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao defender Borja Ekiza is not worried about the red card he received last weekend and has vowed to continue playing as before.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Gregorio Manzano is confident his side will bounce back from the Barca defeat and show their best form against Rennes.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his second Champions League goal as Barcelona registered their first victory in Group H following the match against BATE.

Espanyol
Espanyol goalkeeper Carlos Kameni refused to give up hope and vowed to fight for his place, after he was dropped due to 'technical reasons'.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Diego Castro was delighted to score in his first goal since recovering from injury and said the team can now train calmly.

Granada
Granada have confirmed that David Cortes and goalkeeper Jose Juan are unavailable for their clash against Valencia after picking up injuries.

Levante
Levante midfielder Xavi Torres left training early after clashing with team-mate Wellington Silva, but could recover in time to face Betis.

Malaga
Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero has yet to concede a goal for 424 minutes and needs six more minutes to break the club's record set by Koke.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Ruben Gonzalez believes Real Mallorca players will not be affected this weekend despite the resignation for the head coach.

Racing Santander
Racing Lautaro Acosta believes he is just unlucky to suffer a string of injuries since arriving in Spain and vows not to rush his recovery.

Rayo Vallecano
Striker Francisco Medina said Rayo will fight tooth and nails to secure the three points against Racing - their direct rival in the league.

Real Betis
Real Betis trio Benat, Chica and striker Roque Santa Cruz has resumed normal training and should be available for the clash against Levante.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid are reportedly planning to make a GBP25 million offer for the transfer of Man City attacker Carlos Tevez in the January market.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca first team coach Miguel Angel Nadal has confirmed that he will be leading the squad on Saturday as the club look for a new manager.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad striker Antoine Griezmann has made a bold prediction that his side will beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 when they clash this weekend.

Real Zaragoza
Bad news for Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre as David Mateos has suffered a hamstring injury that will keep him out of the weekend clash.

Sevilla
Sevilla could be without the services of Alvaro Negredo for their trip to Atletico Madrid after the striker picked up a injury in training.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon president Manuel Vega was coy when asked about rumours that coach Manolo Preciado has three games to save his job at the club.

Valencia
Roberto Soldado scored his first Champions League goal as Valencia registered their second draw in Group E following the match against Chelsea.

Villarreal
Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez admitted his side gave Napoli two silly goals and were unable to score despite creating plenty of chances.