La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Bad news for Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa as Carlos Gurpegui is facing six months on the sidelines after picking up a knee injury.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid striker Radamel Falcao has urged his side not to despair over their lack of goal and just focus on trying to play their best.

Barcelona
Barcelona announced that as a precaution Carles Puyol will take join their trip to Granada after the defender complained of pain in his pubis.

Espanyol
Sergio Garcia is looking forward to face his former side Betis, but warns Espanyol to keep their feet on the ground despite two straight wins.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Ruben Perez is believes his team have improves since the start of the season and is convinced that goals will arrive soon.

Granada
Granada will be hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Barcelona, who are looking for their second away victory.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez says topping the La Liga ahead of such teams as Barcelona and Real Madrid is beyond his wildest dreams.

Malaga
Manuel Pellegrini admits that he would like to manage Chile national team in the future, but he intents to stay at Malaga at least until 2015.

Osasuna
Osasuna boss Mendilibar is likely to field an unchanged side for their clash against Zaragoza, as Roland Lamah is unlikely to recover in time.

Racing Santander
Racing will be hoping to avoid their third consecutive defeats when they take on Sevilla, who have won all of their home matches this season.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano coach Jose Ramon Sandoval believes his side deserved the win over Betis as they have been missing results despite playing well.

Real Betis
Real Betis coach Pepe Mel is hoping their match away to Espanyol will help ease some pressure off his players following four straight defeats.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid defender Raul Albiol has resumed training wearing a protective mask, and he could be available for the match against Villarreal.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros is likely to be without Jose Manuel Flores, who sustained a chest injury after colliding with Dudu Aouate.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier said the draw with Getafe was not a bad result as it served to break their recent negative results.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza defender Javier Paredes is still angry about the defeat to Osasuna, as he claims their opponents were not superior to his side.

Sevilla
Sevilla striker Frederic Kanoute has apologised for his part in the fracas which marred the end of his side's draw with Barcelona on Saturday.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are hoping to register their second straight win when they face Mallorca, who will be keen to avoid their second home defeat.

Valencia
Bad news for Valencia coach Unai Emery as midfielder Sergio Canales is likely to be out of action for six months after sustaining knee injury.

Villarreal
Villarreal coach Juan Carlos Garrido has expressed his concern over the team's form after another poor performance in the defeat to Levante.