La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Fernando Llorente scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season as Bilbao registered their second home win following the match versus Atletico.

Atletico Madrid
Fernando Llorente scored his fourth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Atletico to their third away defeat following the match at Bilbao.

Barcelona
Good news for Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola as both Gerard Pique and Carles Puyol have been given the green light to feature against Mallorca.

Espanyol
Walter Pandiani scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Espanyol registered their third home win following the match against Betis.

Getafe
Getafe manager Luis Garcia praised his side for showing maturity against Osasuna, and is convinced they will soon be back to winning ways.

Granada
Granada midfielder Dani Benitez believes his team are doing well defensively, but they need to score early in order to collect more points.

Levante
Levante striker Ruben insists their place at the top of the chart is not a coincidence as his team have been impressive for the last 4 years.

Malaga
Manuel Pellegrini has conceded that Eliseu's dismissal was decisive in Malaga's defeat to Rayo, but was pleased his side did not lose spirit.

Osasuna
Osasuna head coach Jose Luis Mendilibar was satisfied with the draw against Getafe and believes his team could have achieved something more.

Racing Santander
Racing midfielder Jairo Sampeiro has allayed fear about his fitness and assured fans that he should be available for the match against Betis.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo head coach Jose Ramon Sandoval was proud of his players for beating a big side like Malaga, and urged fans to be patient with his team.

Real Betis
Walter Pandiani scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Betis to their third away defeat following the match at Espanyol.

Real Madrid
Gonzalo Higuain's doctor has revealed that the back injury sustained by the Real Madrid striker last January, could have ended his career.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros wants his team to learn from their mistakes against Sporting Gijon and quickly move on to the next game.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier was disappointed with the defeat to Levante as he believes it was their best performance of the season.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza manager Javier Aguirre said the game against Valencia was very tactical and closely fought, and believes they deserve a draw.

Sevilla
Sevilla are considering an offer for Juventus winger Milos Krasic in the winter market in an attempt to add more creativity to their squad.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Manolo Preciado was delighted to beat Real Mallorca, despite their worst performance of the season in the first half.

Valencia
Spain international Jordi Alba has put his new contract talk at Valencia on hold, as he reportedly set his sight on returning to Barcelona.

Villarreal
Villarreal have confirmed that Giuseppe Rossi will be sidelined for six months after sustaining a serious knee injury against Real Madrid.