La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao have confirmed that striker Fernando Llorente has been left out of the squad to face Racing Santander due to a knee problem.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Gregorio Manzano has left out Jose Antonio Reyes from his squad to face Espanyol as he is currently in talks with Galatasaray.

Barcelona
Xavi scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their third away victory following the match against Real Madrid.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino said he expects a very intense match against Atletico Madrid - a squad built for European competitions.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Diego Castro said the game against Granada will determined if his side will battle for survival or aim for something higher.

Granada
Granada manager Fabriciano Gonzalez admits he considers Getafe as the strongest club currently sitting below his team in the league chart.

Levante
Victoriano Nano scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Levante registered their fifth home win following the match against Sevilla.

Malaga
Malaga manager Manuel Pellegrini is not worried about playing two games in 48 hours and insisted all transfer talks are just speculations.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar is confident that his team will be able to get good results from their matches against Malaga and Almeria.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander coach Juanjo Gonzalez is convinced that his team have enough weapons to take on Bilbao and has vowed to fight to the death.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano coach Jose Ramon Sandoval believes his team will be competing with Sporting Gijon for La Liga survival at the end of the term.

Real Betis
Ruben Castro scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season as Real Betis registered their third home win following the match against Valencia.

Real Madrid
Xavi scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Real Madrid to their second home defeat following the match against Barcelona.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros voiced his belief that the smallest details will determine the outcome of their clash against Real Zaragoza.

Real Sociedad
It was reported that Penarol coach Gregorio Perez has asked his club directors to try and bring in Real Sociedad's fringe striker Diego Ifran.

Real Zaragoza
Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre has urged his side to be brave and think about beating Mallorca, because any other results will do them no good.

Sevilla
Victoriano Nano scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sevilla to their first away defeat following the match at Levante.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon manager Manolo Preciado has dropped Nacho Cases from his squad to face Rayo due to injury, while Eguren and Lora are banned.

Valencia
Ruben Castro scored his fifth La Liga goal of the season to condemned Valencia to their first home defeat following the match against Betis.

Villarreal
Villarreal boss Juan Carlos Garrido is confident ahead of their clash with Sociedad as some of his injured players have returned to the squad.