La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao captain Carlos Gurpegui has claimed that except for the match against Betis, his side have not been inferior to any opponents.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid goalkeeper said he has forgotten about his knee injury and is now awaits his chance to prove that he is back to his high level.

Barcelona
Barca's Carles Puyol, who has just regained full fitness, has admitted he considered retiring from the game following his recent knee injury.

Espanyol
Espanyol defender Juan Forlin admits he is relieved for not having to undergo surgery and that Sunday's defeat left a bad taste in the mouth.

Getafe
Getafe loanee Pedro Leon has criticised head coach Jose Mourinho's treatment towards him, saying he felt 'humiliated' while at Real Madrid.

Granada
Mikel Rico believes Granada does not deserve to be in the drop zone, but underlines what matters is their position at the end of the season.

Levante
Levante defender Juanfran has resumed training after recovering from his hamstring problem that prevented him from facing Betis last weekend.

Malaga
Malaga's Martin Demichelis was left unconscious after smashing heads with Marcos Rojo, but he is expected to start against Chile on Friday.

Osasuna
Osasuna defender Sergio Fernandez has recovered from his hamstring problem that has prevented him from playing in the last four league games.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander reserve striker Mamadou Kone is train with the first team as head coach Hector Cuper seeks solution for their lack of goal.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano defender Jorgi Figueras said the team are eager to get their first league win in their own stadium when they take on Espanyol.

Real Betis
Good news for Betis coach Pepe Mel as Iriney Santos has been able to train without any problem and will be availbale for the Real Madrid clash.

Real Madrid
Manager Jose Mourinho has been slapped with a two-match ban following his eye-poking action against Barcelona assistant coach Tito Vilanova.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros has conducted his first training session at the club without Nunes, Caceres, Kevin Garcia and Tomer Hemed.

Real Sociedad
Joseba Llorente was delighted to play his first game for coach Montanier and is confident Sociedad will be even better over the next few games.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza has terminated Braulio's contract with mutual consent after the striker was accused of sexually harassing a woman two weeks ago.

Sevilla
Alvaro Negredo has signed a new contract at Sevilla which will keep him at the club until 2016, with his buy-out clause set at EUR50 million.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are in 6th place in the Fairplay chart with 16 penalty points after receiving 14 yellow cards and a red card so far this season.

Valencia
Portuguese defender Ricardo Costa does not believe rumours that Valencia have offered him to Espanyol and hopes the club will deny the news.

Villarreal
Villarreal will have to face Man City and Real Madrid without Nilmar as the striker is sidelined for up to seven weeks following a surgery.