La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Captain Andoni Iraola believes Bilbao will be forced to defend against Schalke, but insists his side want to win and not just score a goal.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has welcomed the return of Tiago Mendes and Diego to his squad as they open up more options in midfield.

Barcelona
AC Milan failed to take full advantage of playing at the San Siro after only managing a draw in their first leg encounter against Barcelona.

Espanyol
Espanyol coach Mauricio Pochettino insists Javi Marquez will get his chance to play, as he stressed the team is more important than any player.

Getafe
Getafe defender Juan Valera has urged his team-mates to take advantage of Atletico Madrid's European commitments by playing a high paced game.

Granada
Granada are in 14th place in the Fair Play chart with 99 penalty points after accumulating 85 yellow cards and 7 red cards so far this season.

Levante
Midfielder Jose Javier Barkero believes there will be extra pressure on Valencia this weekend and has urged Levante to take advantage of it.

Malaga
Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero has underwent surgery to fix his fractured left hand and must sit on the sidelines for the next 15 days.

Osasuna
Osasuna president Patxi Izco has slammed the league leaders Real Madrid and Barcelona for their recent complaints about refereeing decisions.

Racing Santander
Racing are in 15th place in the Fair Play chart with 102 penalty points after accumulating 88 yellow cards and 7 red cards so far this season.

Rayo Vallecano
Rayo Vallecano defender Mikel Labaka is happy with the level of competition in the team as it forces everybody to be at their best in training.

Real Betis
Real Betis striker Roque Santa Cruz regretted having only taken two points against Espanyol and Racing, especially since they played well.

Real Madrid
Although a summer move seems unlikely, Real Madrid boss Jose Mourinho has admitted that he could return to Inter at some stage in the future.

Real Mallorca
Mallorca midfielder Michael Pereira has urged his team to prove that they learned from last season mistakes by securing their safety early.

Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier believes sometimes it is good for players to out an unwind after a bad game or they might get depressed.

Real Zaragoza
Real Zaragoza head coach Manolo Jimenez believes his team now have 50-50 chance of avoiding the drop, but warned them against false euphoria.

Sevilla
Sevilla coach Michel believes it is good that club are dissatisfied about their current situation because they want to be in Europe every year.

Sporting Gijon
Sporting Gijon coach Javier Clemente said he is focused only on players that are available to him because anything else are a waste of time.

Valencia
Valencia midfielder Pablo Hernandez is optimistic about their chances against AZ Alkmaar, despite admitting that it will be a very open match.

Villarreal
Cristian Zapata's agent would not rule out a move to Napoli in the summer, after admitting that it has been a difficult season for Villarreal.