La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao head coach Marcelo Bielsa believes they deserved the win over Zaragoza and also praised Ander Herrera's confident performance.

Atletico Madrid
Alejandro Pozuelo scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Atletico to their first home defeat following the visit of Betis.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi believes Barcelona played very well against Santos and that victory for his side was the only outcome in Club World Cup final.

Espanyol
Espanyol boss Pochettino has labelled his team's performance against Sporting as one of their best and hopes the next one will be even better.

Getafe
Getafe manager Luis Garcia was delighted with their first away win at Mallorca and stressed that his team have taken a very important step.

Granada
Abel Gomez scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Granada registered their third home victory following the match against Levante.

Levante
Abel Gomez scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Levante to their fourth away defeat following the match against Granada.

Malaga
Roberto Soldado scored his 11th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Malaga to their 5th away defeat following the match against Valencia.

Osasuna
Sergio Fernandez scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Osasuna registered their fifth home win following the match versus Villarreal.

Racing Santander
Racing Santander failed to score for the first time in five games to register their fourth home draw following the match against Sociedad.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano head coach Jose Ramon Sandoval has doubt over the availability of Nestor Susaeta for their Copa del Rey clash against Racing.

Real Betis
Alejandro Pozuelo scored his first La Liga goal of the season as Betis registered their third away win following the match against Atletico.

Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo said Real Madrid are hoping to carry their 2011 form into the new year, following the win over Sevilla at Sanchez Pizjuan.

Real Mallorca
Manager Joaquin Caparros blasted Mallorca's performance against Getafe, accusing them of not knowing how to compete after taking the lead.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad failed to score for the second time in five games to register their second away draw following the match against Racing Santander.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza coach Javier Aguirre admitted the defeat to Bilbao was very painful as his team enjoyed numerical advantage for many minutes.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Marcelino Garcia Toral accepts their defeat to Real Madrid, noting that their opponents had seven shots on goal and scored six.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon manager Manolo Preciado said he has no major complaints about his team's performance against Espanyol except for the result.

Valencia
Roberto Soldado scored his 11th La Liga goal of the season as Valencia registered their 6th home victory following the match against Malaga.

Villarreal
Sergio Fernandez scored his first La Liga goal of the season to condemned Villarreal to their sixth away defeat following the game at Osasuna.