Rayo Vallecano coach Paco Jemez has warned his side's defence they could be in for a busy night when local rivals Getafe make the short hop across Madrid. Although they have only scored 21 goals in total, Getafe have netted in all but two of their 17 Primera Division matches this season and Jemez is wary about the threat posed by Luis Garcia's side in the final third. He said in AS: "Getafe wi...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano coach Paco Jemez insists his side will have "no fear" when they head to injury-hit Valencia aiming to put an end to two straight losses in the Primera Division. Rayo go into the game only two points and three places behind their rivals and Jemez sees no reason why his side cannot end their recent poor form by claiming a famous victory at the Mestalla. Jemez said: "We are capable...Full Story »

Real Zaragoza picked up their third win of the season after a clinical 2-0 win against Rayo Vallecano at the Estadio del Rayo Vallecano. The home side created the majority of the chances but struggled to find the target, while in stark contrast the visitors took their opportunities with the triumph moving them above Francisco Jemez's side and into 12th place in the Primera Division. Franco Zuc...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano boss Paco Jemez has ordered his players to ignore the league table ahead of a meeting with a Celta Vigo side he believes are in a false position. Celta are currently 15th in the Primera Division standings after following up a positive start to the season with a run of three games without a win. But with two of those three coming against Real Madrid and Barcelona, Jemez reckons t...Full Story »

David Villa: Opened the scoring for Barcelona A review of the Copa del Rey ties on Tuesday night as Barcelona and Valencia both earned away wins at lower-league opposition. Barcelona got their title defence off to a flying start with a 3-0 win away to third-tier Alaves. David Villa fired Barca ahead on 40 minutes when his strike crashed off the crossbar and over the line before Andres Iniesta...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano will bid to bounce back from consecutive defeats to city rivals Real and Atletico Madrid when they travel to the Estadio Jose Zorrilla to face Real Valladolid. Paco Jemez's side made a good start to the new Primera Liga season but their form foundered in a 4-3 defeat to Atletico and a 2-0 home loss to Jose Mourinho's men last time out. But Jemez is adamant his side, who still si...Full Story »

Spain boss Vicente del Bosque is willing to give David Villa until the last minute to prove his fitness ahead of Euro 2012, but acknowledged that selecting the Barcelona forward could upset some other members of the squad. Villa has been out of action since breaking his tibia during the Club World Cup in December but is nearing a return to competitive action and, on Friday, Pep Guardiola urge...Full Story »

Fernando Torres hasn't scored this year, David Villa is out with a long-term knee problem and midfielders Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez have seen their seasons limited by injuries. World champion Spain's attack is in trouble only months before it defends its European Championship title, leaving coach Vicente del Bosque with some tough decisions - starting with Friday's squad announcement ...Full Story »

Barcelona says Chilean forward Alexis Sanchez has strained a muscle in his left leg and is a doubt for Sunday's Club World Cup final in Japan. Alexis replaced David Villa, who broke his left leg, in Barcelona's 4-0 win against Al-Sadd in the semifinals Thursday, but had to be substituted before the end of the match because of the injury. Barcelona says Alexis missed training Friday and will ...Full Story »

Barcelona striker David Villa says he has improved as a player since joining the Catalan club, paying special tribute to Lionel Messi. "I have other tasks and although it is the same offensively, it is not the same in defence," he told El Pais. "I am proud to be doing well and to be enjoying football from a position that was not my own until recently. The Spain international joined Barcelona...Full Story »