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Sunday, April 8, 2012

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao manager Marcelo Bielsa insisted that they never set themselves any goals in the league other than winning their next match.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico coach Diego Simeone has blasted the decision to schedule his team to play on Sunday afternoon after their European game on Thursday.

Barcelona
Lionel Messi scored his 38th La Liga goal of the season as Barcelona registered their 9th away victory following the match against Zaragoza.

Espanyol
Vladimir Weiss scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Espanyol registered their third home draw following the match against Sociedad.

Getafe
Nicolas Fedor scored his ninth La Liga goal of the season as Getafe registered their seventh home win following the match against Sporting.

Granada
Granada coach Abel Resino has instructed his team to have a go against Mallorca and that any points added to their tally would be fantastic.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez has included Pedro Botelho in his squad to face Atletico after the midfielder recovered from tonsilitis.

Malaga
Malaga midfielder Eliseu admits that his team are determined to put on a better performance against Racing, following the defeat to Real Betis.

Osasuna
Jose Movilla scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Osasuna to their fifth away defeat following the match against Rayo.

Racing Santander
Racing coach Alvaro Cervera has dropped Alvaro from his squad for Monday, but insists it has nothing to do with the incident against Granada.

Rayo Vallecano
Jose Movilla scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Rayo registered their seventh home victory following the match against Osasuna.

Real Betis
Ruben Castro scored his 12th La Liga goal of the season as Real Betis registered their 6th home victory following the match against Villarreal.

Real Madrid
PSG coach Carlo Ancelotti concedes it will not be easy to pry Kaka away from Real Madrid, but he will keep the door open for the midfielder.

Real Mallorca
Real Mallorca midfielder Chori Castro is convinced that his side will be able to beat Granada, but warned that it will not be an easy match.

Real Sociedad
Carlos Vela scored his ninth La Liga goal of the campaign as Sociedad registered their third away draw following the match against Espanyol.

Real Zaragoza
Lionel Messi scored his 38th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Zaragoza to their 7th home defeat following the match against Barcelona.

Sevilla
Coach Michel has warned Sevilla they will take 3 steps backwards if they lose to Bilbao and that there will be very little chance to recover.

Sporting Gijon
Nicolas Fedor scored his 9th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Sporting to their 11th away defeat following the match against Getafe.

Valencia
Valencia coach Unai Emery is convinced that his team will be able to recover third place should they lose to Real Madrid at home on Sunday.

Villarreal
Ruben Castro scored his 12th La Liga goal of the season to condemned Villarreal to their 11th away defeat following the match against Betis.

EPL

Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger wants his side to finish the season with a flurry by claiming seven wins from their final seven league games.

Aston Villa
Alex McLeish was full of praise for his Aston Villa team after picking up a hard-earned point at Liverpool and said it gave them a huge lift.

Blackburn
Blackburn boss Steve Kean rued a failure to score after seeing his side lose to West Brom at The Hawthorns, despite having a lot of possession.

Bolton
Bolton manager Owen Coyle could not hide his disappointment after losing at home to Fulham, especially with the way his side conceded the goals.

Chelsea
Chelsea coach Roberto Di Matteo admitted Wigan were unlucky to come away empty-handed putting on a great performance at the Stamford Bridge.

Everton
Everton boss David Moyes was disappointed to see his side concede the lead twice against Norwich but was satisfied with a point at Carrow Road.

Fulham
Fulham boss Martin Jol was pleased with his side's win over Bolton, who came in with three straight wins, but refused to get too carried away.

Liverpool
Liverpool coach Kenny Dalglish was delighted with his players efforts as they clawed their way back to earn a draw with Aston Villa at Anfield.

Manchester City
Roberto Mancini accepts his job may not be guaranteed long-term, even though he has helped steer Manchester City towards a glorious future.

Manchester United
Sir Alex Ferguson is not surprised by David de Gea's stunning return to form as the Man Utd coach underlined that the keeper is still young.

Newcastle United
Newcastle's Cheick Tiote will not risk his fitness in Monday's home game against Bolton after suffering a hamstring injury at Swansea on Friday.

Norwich City
Norwich head coach Paul Lambert was full of praise for Grant Holt and Jonny Howson after their goals secured a point at home against Everton.

Queens Park Rangers
Mark Hughes believes it will be difficult for QPR to reach the 40 points that should ensure survival but is still confident they can stay up.

Stoke City
Stoke boss Tony Pulis was pleased to get back to winning ways against Wolves and touted Crouch as a must for England at this summer's Euro 2012.

Sunderland
Sunderland coach Martin O'Neill makes no apologies for using defensive tactics to forced a draw against one of the best teams in the country.

Swansea City
Swansea head coach Brendan Rodgers has warned his team he will not allow their season to fizzle out after their latest defeat to Newcastle.

Tottenham
Tottenham coach Harry Redknapp admits that his side were unable to come up with an answer when presented with a defensive poser by Sunderland.

West Brom
West Brom manager Roy Hodgson believes good defensive work has help his side to secure their 'all important' win over a confident Blackburn.

Wigan Athletic
Boss Roberto Martinez was perplexed and dismayed at the decision to award Chelsea their opening goal during Wigan's defeat at Stamford Bridge.

Wolverhampton
Coach Terry Connor is confident he will remain in charge of Wolverhampton until the end of the season despite their latest defeat at Stoke.

Serie A

AC Milan
Max Allegri admitted that Milan were too hasty against Fiorentina and has refused to criticised the referee following their unexpected defeat.

AS Roma
AS Roma coach Luis Enrique has conceded it was a desperately disappointing defeat against Lecce, but insists he would never consider resigning.

Atalanta
Mattia Destro scored his eighth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Atalanta to their third home defeat following the match against Siena.

Bologna
Bologna players failed to score for the second time in five league games to register their sixth away draw following the match against Cesena.

Cagliari
Mauricio Pinilla scored his ninth Serie A goal of the season as Cagliari registered their seventh home draw following the match against Inter.

Catania
Alberto Paloschi scored his fifth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Catania to their sixth away defeat following the match against Chievo.

Cesena
Cesena players failed to score for the fourth time in five league games to register their sixth home draw following the match against Bologna.

Chievo
Alberto Paloschi scored his fifth Serie A goal of the season as Chievo registered their seventh home win following the match against Catania.

Fiorentina
Amauri scored his first Serie A goal of the season as Fiorentina registered their second away victory following the match against AC Milan.

Genoa
Striker Rodrigo Palacio scored his 17th Serie A goal of the season as Genoa registered their 3rd away draw following the match against Novara.

Inter Milan
Esteban Cambiasso scored his 4th Serie A goal of the season as Inter Milan registered their 2nd away draw following the match against Cagliari.

Juventus
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Lazio
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Lecce
Luis Muriel scored his seventh Serie A goal of the season as Lecce registered their third home victory following the match against AS Roma.

Napoli
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Novara
Giuseppe Mascara scored his fifth Serie A goal of the season as Novara registered their eighth home draw following the match against Genoa.

Palermo
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Parma
Antonio Di Natale scored his 20th Serie A goal of the season to condemned Parma to their 8th away defeat following the match against Udinese.

Siena
Mattia Destro scored his eighth Serie A goal of the season as Siena registered their second away victory following the match against Atalanta.

Udinese
Antonio Di Natale scored his 20th Serie A goal of the season as Udinese registered their 11th home victory following the match against Parma.