La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao boss Marcelo Bielsa could field Javi Martinez against Granada after the midfielder resumed training without experiencing pain.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Gregorio Manzano has confirmed that striker Radamel Falcao will not face Real after failing to shake off his hamstring injury.

Barcelona
Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola insists he is not obsessed about overtaking Real Madrid and is pleased with his team's defensive performances.

Espanyol
Hector Moreno believes the key to Espanyol's victory will be in keeping a clean sheet as they only need to get lucky a few times to score.

Getafe
Getafe are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Barcelona, who are confident of registering their third away win.

Granada
Granada are hoping to pick up points for the third consecutive game when they take on Bilbao, who have lost only once when playing at home.

Levante
Levante midfielder Juanlu insisted that no one at the club is obsessed about Europe and that their real goal is still to achieve 43 points.

Malaga
Isco has admitted Malaga are aiming for Europe, but warned his team-mates not to be obsessed about it and to go step-by-step towards the goal.

Osasuna
Osasuna are hoping to pick up points for the fourth time in five games when they take on Espanyol, who keen to avoid their second home defeat.

Racing Santander
Racing are hoping to register their second win in five games when they take on Mallorca, who are desperate to avoid their third home defeat.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano boss Jose Ramon Sandoval welcomes the challenge of taking on Valencia, but believes Los Che will be worried about his team too.

Real Betis
Real Betis are hoping to avoid their second consecutive defeat when they take on Real Sociedad, who are looking for their second away win.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho is sure Xabi Alonso will not pick up a booking in order to ensure his availability for the Barcelona clash.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca are hoping to pick up points for the third time in five games when they face Racing, who are keen to register their first away win.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad are hoping to pick up points for the second straight game when they face Betis, who are desperate to avoid their third home defeat.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are hoping to avoid their second straight defeat when they take on Sevilla, who are determined to register their first away win.

Sevilla
Coach Marcelino Garcia Toral has admitted that Sevilla currently are not much better than Zaragoza, despite the massive potential in his team.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting are looking to pick up points for the sixth straight games when they take on Levante, who are keen to register their fifth home win.

Valencia
Midfielder Pablo Hernandez believes Valencia are probably playing their best game since head coach Unai Emery arrived at the club in 2008.