Fleetwood will be missing two players through suspension when they host Scunthorpe at Highbury. Full-back Stephen Crainey was already out due to a red card picked up in the win over Notts County so Adam Chicksen, brought in on loan from Brighton last week, looks set to make his home bow on the left side of the Cod Army's defence. Crainey will be joined on the sidelines by midfielder Antoni Sar...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano winger Lica is hoping his side can take a step closer to securing survival when they host fellow strugglers Levante. The Madrid side sit 13th in the Primera Division table on 26 points from 24 games, just four clear of Levante, who occupy the final place in the relegation zone. Rayo won their last home game, against Villarreal, but go into the game off the back of a 1-0 defeat a...Full Story »

Lucas Alcaraz insists Levante's vital home meeting with fellow relegation candidates Granada is just the first of "many cup finals" to come. The 19th side in the Primera Division table host the 18th on Monday night with escape out of immediate reach for both given they are mutually four points shy of Almeria and safety. Following the visit of Granada come encounters with out-of-form sides Eiba...Full Story »

Athletic Club coach Ernesto Valverde says his team will go "all out" to beat Primera Division bottom side Granada in order to put further distance between themselves and the relegation zone. The Basques slipped back to within four points of the bottom three after last Sunday's 5-2 home defeat to Barcelona, making the trip to Granada all the more urgent. However, the coach is confident his side...Full Story »

Levante coach Lucas Alcaraz admits his side need to turn around their slump in form if they are to drag themselves out of trouble at the foot of the table. The team have gone eight league matches without a win with their last victory back in late November and have slipped to second from bottom. Levante still remain in touch with the sides immediately above them, however, and Alcaraz is looking...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde has put his side's poor recent form down to a lack of luck, and backed them to start turning things around with this weekend's trip to Villarreal. The Basque side last won a Primera Division game in November and since then have endured embarrassing defeats to strugglers Cordoba, Deportivo La Coruna and Elche. They can look forward to a Copa del Rey quarte...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valvderde hopes fortune will favour his side for once in the Basque derby against Real Sociedad at Anoeta. Athletic have only won four of the 18 derbies at La Real's stadium since it was built in 1993, losing the fixture last season 2-0 despite dominating the play. "Last year we dominated the game but they dominated the scoreboard," Valverde told a press conferenc...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao boss Ernesto Valverde has vowed to go out fighting ahead of his side's UEFA Champions League Group H clash with Shakhtar Donetsk in Lviv on Wednesday. The Primera Liga side have no chance of catching the top two in the group but could still overhaul third-placed BATE Borisov to secure a place in the Europa League. And despite conceding his side's priority this season remains th...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde is "optimistic" that his team's top scorer and talisman Aritz Aduriz will be fit to face Espanyol this weekend. The 33-year-old - who has scored four of Bilbao's seven Primera Division goals this term - has been out of action since injuring his hamstring in the 1-0 win over Sevilla on November 2, missing the defeat to Porto in the Champions League and the ...Full Story »

Athletic Bilbao coach Ernesto Valverde believes the pressure to win will prove to be a positive as his side look to keep alive their Champions League campaign with victory over Porto on Wednesday. The Basque outfit have picked up only one point from their first three Group H matches and Valverde acknowledges that a third defeat on Wednesday would be unthinkable. The 50-year-old does, however, ...Full Story »