Gonzalo Higuain's third hat-trick in his last four matches steered Real Madrid to an emphatic home 4-1 win over Real Betis. The Argentinian hit a treble on his last Primera Division appearance for Madrid, away to Espanyol on October 2, and added another for his country in the World Cup qualifying match against Chile. Higuain could not prevent Argentina stumbling to a 1-0 defeat against Venezue...Full Story »

Real Mallorca enjoyed a dramatic start to life under new coach Joaquin Caparros after snatching a 1-1 draw against Valencia with a last-minute penalty. Valencia looked certain to claim all three points after taking the lead through Adil Rami in the 38th minute. But the home side refused to throw in the towel and were rewarded for their persistence in the dying moments when Mehmet Topal was pen...Full Story »

Getafe and Villarreal did little to improve their disappointing starts to the Primera Division season with a dire goalless draw. Villarreal looked the more dangerous after snuffing out the hosts' promising start, but both sides desperately lacked a cutting edge. The draw left the two teams with still just a solitary win to their names so far this term. Summer signing Daniel Guiza, in his seco...Full Story »

Levante's amazing start to the season has seen them win their last four Primera Division games and sit joint-top of the table with Barcelona. However, manager Juan Ignacio Martinez refuses to get carried away with his side's current position and says that, given the financial disparity between the teams, just keeping the run going for one more week against Malaga would be a huge achievement. H...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano striker Raul Tamudo has admitted that it will be a strange feeling to play against the side he served for over 10 years and captained when Espanyol travel to the capital on Sunday. Tamudo is Espanyol's record goalscorer with 129 goals in 340 matches between 1996 and 2010 and despite acknowledging that Los Periquitos will always have a place in his heart, he is now focused on winn...Full Story »

Defender Abraham Minero has been added to Real Zaragoza's growing injury list ahead of the visit of Real Sociedad on Sunday. Manager Javier Aguirre is already without Adam Pinter and Antonio Tomas due to injury and Maurizio Lanzaro due to suspension, while Zaragoza also cancelled striker Braulio's contract this week. The Mexican coach's preparation was further disturbed this week as the Latin ...Full Story »

Barcelona and Real Madrid expect key players to be available for Spanish league play this weekend, with Andres Iniesta set to return to the Spanish champion's squad on Saturday against winless Racing Santander. Iniesta is training again after injuring his left leg in a Champions League game against AC Milan last month and the Spain international's return could give Barcelona a boost with Cesc...Full Story »

New Real Mallorca coach Joaquin Caparros knows he faces a tough start to life in the hotseat with Valencia the visitors to the Balearic Islands. Caparros was named as the new Mallorca boss prior to the international break following the resignation of Michael Laudrup and the former Villarreal, Sevilla and Athletic Bilbao manager will take charge of his first match. Speaking about his debut fixt...Full Story »

Getafe and Villarreal have endured a difficult start to the season with both sides only recording one win from six matches ahead of their meeting on Saturday. Getafe in particular have suffered from conceding late goals to Levante, Espanyol and Malaga that have cost them four point. Defender Albert Lopo recognises that this is a trait his side must eradicate in the coming weeks, starting on Sa...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid defender Alvaro Dominguez feels his side need to get maximum points from their next four Primera Division fixtures as the Rojiblancos look to claw back lost ground on the top teams. Despite a heavy outlay on new players this summer, Atletico have had a sluggish start to the campaign and they find themselves down in eighth spot after six games, six points behind the leaders and f...Full Story »