La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bilbao striker Fernando Llorente has warned his side that the win over PSG in the Europa League is useless if they cannot win in the La Liga.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico de Madrid defender Silvio Azevedo seems to have overcomed a slight groin injury and could return to the squad for the Sevilla clash.

Barcelona
Barcelona midfielder Adriano is not worried about being a substitute and admits that Afellay's injury may open the door to a regular football.

Espanyol
Midfielder Joan Verdu acknowledges a win over Real Madrid will have double impact on Espanyol - improved position and a boost of confidence.

Getafe
Striker Nicolas Fedor Miku is excited about Getafe's future as the club could receive a huge money injection from Dubai starting next season.

Granada
Granada head coach Fabriciano Gonzalez has confirmed that he will be making some changes to his squad as they prepare for the Valencia clash.

Levante
Levante manager Juan Ignacio Martinez is pleased with the squad's dynamic and will make on minor changes for their match against Real Betis.

Malaga
Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini admits it is not normal for his team to be high up on the table but having strikers who are firing blanks.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar said his team can only focus on beating the opponents because they are not going to win against the referee.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Hector Cuper insisted that they are not a defensive team, but admitted their main problem is that they lose the ball too easily.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano coach Jose Ramon Sandoval is adamant not to make any major changes to the way his team play despite two consecutive defeats.

Real Betis
Real Betis head coach Pepe Mel are full of praise for Levante's veterans and would love to have Sergio Ballesteros and Juanfran in his team.

Real Madrid
It was reported Real Madrid director of football Zinedine Zidane has been given the green light to initiate talks with Lille for Eden Hazard.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca president Serra Ferrer has agreed to hire Joaquin Capparros for EUR1.4 million per season but the club's administrators are outraged.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad defender Vadim Demidov admits it is vital to shackle Fernando Llorente if his side are to keep their unbeaten home record this year.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre is optimistic about their chances of getting a result against Villarreal as his team look good physically.

Sevilla
Coach Marcelino admits it will be difficult for Sevilla to win on Sunday but warns Atletico will also have a hard time keeping the 3 points.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manolo Preciado admits it would be impossible for his side to take any points if they allow Barcelona to take the lead.

Valencia
Valencia's young defender Jorbi Alba has been called up by Spain for the first time following his impressive performances in the new season.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido admits their season opener fell short of his expectation, but he remains very excited about the future.