La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao midfielder Inigo Perez is delighted to be part of the squad again after being told in the pre-season that he was not needed.

Atletico Madrid
Coach Gregorio Manzano is confident with his work and is not paying attention to talks that Atletico are already looking for his replacement.

Barcelona
Chivas president Jorge Vergara says Marco Fabian is 'not for sale' despite interest from Barcelona and claims no offers have arrived for him.

Espanyol
Joan Verdu has revealed that there have been approaches for his services, but he would be happy to open contract renewal talks at Espanyol.

Getafe
Getafe defender Mane has warned his side not to think about the Barcelona match yet as it would be a mistake to underestimate Sporting Gijon.

Granada
Director Juan Carlos believes it is better for Granada to quickly realise that the La Liga is a different league from what they are used to.

Levante
Bad news for Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez as defender Asier del Horno is out for 3 weeks after sustaining muscle problem in training.

Malaga
Malaga defender Kris Stadsgaard has revealed that he had an opportunity to leave last summer, but the club directors would not let him go.

Osasuna
Osasuna midfielder Alvaro Cejudo insists his team are not doing too bad considering that they have played Barca, Madrid, Atletico and Bilbao.

Racing Santander
Racing keeper Tono is convinced that his side will climb up the table because there were several games that they should have gotten a point.

Rayo Vallecano
Javi Fuego, Jordi Figueras, Miguel Perez and Roberto Tiguero are the only players to have started all 11 matches for Rayo Vallecano this term.

Real Betis
Real Betis suffered a 2-0 friendly defeat at the hands of Segunda B side Ceuta after Aitor and Toledo scored at the Benito Villamarin Stadium.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid playmaker Kaka has made it clear that he wants to remain in Spain for the long term as he excludes an immediate return to Milan.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca coach Caparros admits he cannot be satisfied after collecting only 3 points from 5 games, but is pleased with the players' response.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad will try to put aside their serious problems and try to get back that winning feeling when they play Racing in a friendly at Tolosa.

Real Zaragoza
Javier Paredes declared that Real Zaragoza will play to win against Barcelona, even though they used five defenders in their last meeting.

Sevilla
Federico Fazio admits he has yet to find his ideal position in Sevilla squad and is training to play as a central and defensive midfielder.

Sporting Gijon
Defender Alberto Botia and midfielder Miguel de las Cuevas are the only players to have started all 11 matches for Sporting Gijon this season.

Valencia
Two weeks since his surgery, Valencia midfielder Sergio Canales is set to face his most painful period of recovery from his ligament injury.

Villarreal
Marco Ruben has warned Villarreal that it is important for them to get into a good position on the table before heading into the winter break.