La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Pep Guardiola has labelled Athletic Bilbao tactician Marcelo Bielsa as 'the best coach on the planet' and the La Liga are lucky to have him.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is delighted to progress in the Europa League, claiming that their second half performance was 'perfect'.

Barcelona
Pep Guardiola claims he is not even thinking about the prospect of a Champions League final tie with Real Madrid and is only focused on Milan.

Espanyol
Espanyol goalkeeper Kiko Casilla has finally put pen to paper on a new deal to keep him at the club until 2015, after several weeks of talks.

Getafe
Getafe are hoping to pick up points for the fourth time in five games when they take on Sociedad, who keen to register their fourth away win.

Granada
Granada are desperate to avoid their fourth consecutive defeat when they take on Sporting Gijon, who are looking for their third away defeat.

Levante
Coach Juan Ignacio refuses to see Levante as favourite going into the weekend match, even though Villarreal are going through a delicate time.

Malaga
Nacho Monreal is hoping Malaga can maintain their momentum against Real Madrid and believes his team have finally found the right balance.

Osasuna
Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar has warned his team that they are facing a rare situation against Real Zaragoza, who are playing a final.

Racing Santander
Racing are desperate to avoid their third straight defeat when they take on Espanyol, who are looking to register their eighth home victory.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo coach Jose Ramon Sandoval wants his team to recover their identity this weekend, after admitting that they are their own worst enemy.

Real Betis
Real Betis are hoping to avoid their third consecutive defeat when they take on Rayo Vallecano, who have dropped 24 points at home this season.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho believes that Bayern are capable of beating any side and are serious contenders for the Champions League title.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca are keen to register their 2nd victory in 5 games when they take on Atletico, who have collected only 11 points away from home.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad are looking to register their 3rd win in 5 games when they take on Getafe, who have dropped 19 points at home so far this season.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza are desperate to register their 2nd win in 5 games when they take on Osasuna, who have picked up only 7 points away from home.

Sevilla
Sevilla are hoping to avoid their 2nd consecutive defeat when they take on Barcelona, who have dropped 16 points away from home this season.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon are hoping to pick up points for the 4th time in 5 games when they face Granada, who are keen to avoid their 11th away defeat.

Valencia
Aritz Aduriz is glad that Valencia were not pitted against a La Liga rival, after being drawn against AZ in the Europa League quarter-finals.

Villarreal
Giuseppe Rossi is hoping to emulate Francesco Totti's achievement of fighting back from injury to win an international competition with Italy.