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Friday, April 13, 2012

La Liga

Athletic Bilbao
Athletic Bilbao coach Marcelo Bielsa insisted that his players did well in the last few minutes to deserve the draw or even a win over Granada.

Atletico Madrid
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has conceded that the 'genius' of Cristiano Ronaldo had condemned his side to a home defeat against Real.

Barcelona
Barcelona forward David Villa has revealed that he remains on course to return to Blaugrana's first-team duty before the end of the season.

Espanyol
Espanyol goalkeeper Cristian Alvarez insists his side do not have serious problems and is confident that they can still win a European spot.

Getafe
Getafe midfielder Ruben Perez thinks he will be available this weekend and hopes that he will have enough time to earn a place in the Olympics.

Granada
Granada coach Abel Resino revealed that his players were upset to draw with Bilbao because they were convinced that they would win the match.

Levante
Levante coach Juan Ignacio Martinez has congratulate Sporting Gijon for the win and said he will field the same team for the weekend match.

Malaga
Hernan Perez scored his second La Liga goal of the season to condemned Malaga to their ninth away defeat following the match versus Villarreal.

Osasuna
Osasuna midfielder Raul Garcia said this is the 'most complete' season of his career in the La Liga and that he is not obsess about scoring.

Racing Santander
Emilio Nsue scored his third La Liga goal of the season to condemned Racing to their seventh home defeat following the match against Mallorca.

Rayo Vallecano
It was confirmed that Rayo Vallecano defender Mikel Labaka broke his jaw after a clash in the defeat to Valencia and will require a surgery.

Real Betis
Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz said he is happy with life at Real Betis, but admitted that everything depends on his parent club Man City.

Real Madrid
Real Madrid attacker Cristiano Ronaldo believes the victory over Atletico Madrid was a vital step towards claiming the Primera Division title.

Real Mallorca
Emilio Nsue scored his third La Liga goal of the season as Mallorca registered their fourth away victory following the match against Racing.

Real Sociedad
Sociedad striker Imanol Agirretxe admitted the penalty missed against Betis affected him, but hopes to redeem himself by scoring this weekend.

Real Zaragoza
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Sevilla
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Sporting Gijon
Sporting boss Javier Clemente has taken a leaf out of Jose Mourinho's book by refusing to speak to the press ahead of the Real Madrid clash.

Valencia
Midfielder Mehmet Topal has declared that Valencia are determined to finish the season in third place and win the Europa League competition.

Villarreal
Hernan Perez scored his second La Liga goal of the season as Villarreal registered their sixth home win following the match against Malaga.

Serie A

AC Milan
It was reported that AC Milan are set to accelerate their talks with Genoa about the transfer of Francesco Acerbi, who is on loan at Chievo.

AS Roma
Coach Luis Enrique conceded Roma have had some terrible results, but they must have done something right to still be fighting for 3rd place.

Atalanta
Riccardo Cazzorla believes Atalanta deserved credit for the Napoli win and declared that he would like to stay at the club for the long-term.

Bologna
Alessandro Diamanti scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season as Bologna registered their sixth home win following the match versus Cagliari.

Cagliari
Alessandro Diamanti scored his sixth Serie A goal of the season to condemned Cagliari to their ninth away defeat following the game at Bologna.

Catania
Catania coach Vincenzo Montella was bitter about their defeat to Lecce and conceded that his team lack the mental strength to fight for Europe.

Cesena
Cesena coach Mario Beretta was satisfied with his team's performance in the draw against Genoa and believes they could even have won the game.

Chievo
Michael Bradley was disappointed Chievo were unable to secure their safety on Wednesday, but stressed that they lost to a team of champions.

Fiorentina
Andrea Della Valle believes Fiorentina need another five points this season to avoid relegation but insists their situation is not dramatic.

Genoa
Around 300 Genoa fans protested against the team after the 1-1 draw with Cesena which leaves the Grifone side in serious relegation trouble.

Inter Milan coach Andrea Stramaccioni
Bad news for Inter Milan boss Andrea Stramaccioni as Walter Samuel is expected to be sidelined for the next three weeks due to a muscle injury.

Juventus
It was reported that Juventus have offered Manchester United youngster Paul Pogba a EUR1.2 million a-year-salary to play for the Bianconeri.

Lazio
It was reported that Lazio have accelerated their work to bring in Brescia midfielder Omar El Kaddouri, who is valued at around EUR3 million.

Lecce
Lecce president Giovanni Semeraro admits head coach Serse Cosmi have made a small miracle at the club and deserve recognition for his work.

Napoli
It was reported that Napoli are considering moves for three Udinese players Mehdi Benatia, Luis Muriel and Juan Guillermo Cuadrado this summer.

Novara
Novara head coach Attilio Tesser has conceded that his side may have had their last chance to avoid relegation following the defeat to Parma.

Palermo
Palermo president Maurizio Zamparini was pleased with the draw at Fiorentina and denied reports linking coach Fabio Capello with the Rosanero.

Parma
Parma defender Jonathan admits they are not yet safe from relegation, but hopes his squad can maintain the form they showed against Novara.

Siena
Siena coach Giuseppe Sannino admits there is much to regret about their defeat to Inter, but has urged his side to quickly focus on Bologna.

Udinese
It was reported that Napoli are considering moves for three Udinese players Mehdi Benatia, Luis Muriel and Juan Guillermo Cuadrado this summer.

EPL

Arsenal
On-loan Arsenal midfielder Yossi Benayoun plans to hold talks with parent club Chelsea over his future when he returns at the end of June.

Aston Villa
Carlos Cuellar is impressed with Villa's youngsters and believes they can be counted to help secure the points needed in their final games.

Blackburn
Manager Steve Kean insists there are still plenty of points to play for and Blackburn are not feeling downbeat about their survival chances.

Bolton
Southend have opted against extending the loan stay of Bolton striker Jack Sampson as the teenager continues to struggle with a leg injury.

Chelsea
Chelsea's top-four hopes haven taken a blow after defender Branislav Ivanovic was found guilty of violent conduct and handed a three-match ban.

Everton
Tim Howard insists Everton are not out to settle old scores when they face rivals Liverpool in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley on Saturday.

Fulham
Aberdeen manager Craig Brown has told midfielder Fraser Fyvie he is too good to play for Fulham, who could renew their bid for the teenager.

Liverpool
Liverpool chief Tom Werner has made assurances over the future of Kenny Dalglish, insisting he has the 'full support' of the club's owners.

Manchester City
Paraguayan striker Roque Santa Cruz said he is happy with life at Real Betis, but admitted that everything depends on his parent club Man City.

Manchester United
It was reported that Juventus have offered Manchester United youngster Paul Pogba a EUR1.2 million a-year-salary to play for the Bianconeri.

Newcastle United
Alan Pardew expects Demba Ba to rediscover his touch in front of goal after the Newcastle striker found himself in an uncharacteristic drought.

Norwich City
Tom Adeyemi has returned to parent club Norwich City after Oldham decided not to renew his loan deal for the final four games of the season.

Queens Park Rangers
Midfielder Akos Buzsaky concedes Queens Park Rangers are fighting for their lives and has pledged to do his utmost to help avoid relegation.

Stoke City
Stoke chairman Peter Coates has warned against shopping solely in the foreign market because of the success Newcastle have enjoyed this season.

Sunderland
Sunderland boss Martin O'Neill has rubbished speculation linking striker Stephane Sessegnon with a summer move away from the Stadium of Light.

Swansea City
Brendan Rodgers was disappointed with Swansea's display against QPR, but believes his team will pick themselves up in their remaining matches.

Tottenham
Gareth Bale insists Tottenham Hotspur will beat Chelsea in this weekend's FA Cup semi-final because they have a better team than the Blues.

West Brom
West Brom boss Roy Hodgson insists 'no player should be bigger than his club' and that the manager should always be the most powerful figure.

Wigan Athletic
Dave Whelan is adamant Wigan will not blemish the memory of their momentous victory over Man Utd by succumbing to Premier League relegation.

Wolverhampton
Wolves winger Michael Kightly has admitted there are 'a million and one reasons' why his side are staring relegation in the face this season.