Around Primera 09.18

Valencia:
Valencia: (superdeport.es) Man of glass Vicente Rodriguez had to take himself out after 5 minutes of training before the trip to Alicante for the derby match against high-flying Hercules. He is expected to miss the trip with pulled hamstrings considering he suffered from a similar injury last match.
Villareal: (elperiodicomediterraneo.com): coach Garrido changed 6 players from last Saturday’s destruction of Espanyol including the three most important: Giuseppe Rossi, Santi Cazorla and Borja Valero. In their stead amongst others, Garrido played Mario, Gonzalo Rodriguez, Jefferson Montero, Cani, Marco Ruben and Jozy Altidore. They finished on 10 men as Senna saw red, but this club apparently does not have the depth it once thought.
Levante: (levante-emv.com): coach Luis Garcia is confident that newly promoted Levante can take advantage of a Villarreal squad smarting from a midweek loss in Europe.
Hercules: (laverdad.es): Hercules faces Valencia in a much anticipated derby with a confidence that they have rarely shown in their brief appearances in Primera. Asked about facing Valencia, coach Esteban Vigo noted, ¨Valencia is a very good club, but they´ll have to occupy themselves with whom they´ll be playing and I´m am convinced weĺl be that (on match-day), and not because of beating Barca but because this is Hércules."

Andalusia:
Sevilla: (orgullodenervion.com) coach Antonio Alvarez has analyzed the match against Malaga CF and decided that he ¨doesn´t think that he´s playing for his job or not.¨ After dropping out of the Champions League and starting off slow in the league, speculation is ripe that the club are actively looking for a replacement for the ex-Sevilla player. (diariodesevilla.es): Sevilla has opened a case against PSG in front of UEFA considering the fact that the goalkeeper with the name of Edel Apoula is not actually in fact Ambroise Beyama. The club is looking to get their three points dropped restored to them considering the irregularity.
Malaga: (laopiniondemalaga.es): new coach, Jesualdo Ferreira, is sure that his Malaga squad will find their best form, but that they are ¨still far away from the equilibrium that I want.¨ (malagahoy.es/deportes): In other news, over 3,000 fans attended their last open practice before their derby match against Sevilla.
Almeria: (elalmeria.es/deportes): this match today constitutes a very significant transition historically for the club and it´s manager Juanma Lillo. It is after last year´s corresponding 2-0 loss at Cornellá that the club replaced former coach Hugo Sanchez. Forget the fact that his first match as a coach was played at the old Sarriá stadium when he directed Slamanca´s sideline, but two of their key players, Carlos Garcia and Albert Crusat, were formed in Espanyol´s cantera.

Madrid:
Atletico de Madrid(www.abc.es/deportes-futbol): Kun Aguero is doubtful until right before the match this weekend. ¨If I am not 100%¨, he says, ¨I would rather wait.¨
Real Madrid: (as.com/futbol/): Florentino Perez has decided to not allow coach Jose Mourinho to take over for two matches as the Portuguese National Team coach while the federation searched for a more permanent replacement for the departed Carlos Queiroz.
Getafe: (marca.com/futbol/equipos/getafe): With Sevilla, Villarreal and Atletico all losing in the Europa League, Getafe have ¨upheld the honor of Spanish Football¨ with their 2-1 win against Odense Boldklub of Denmark.

Galicia:
Deportivo La Coruna: (lavozdegalicia.es/deportes): the club has admitted that it allowed over 3,000 spectators to enter the Riazor without permission or compensation. The law is clear. In the Royal Decree of Sport is clearly states (amongst other things) that ¨the organizers of the event should establish an informative system of control and sale of tickets.¨ Is a penalty coming?

Asturias:
Sporting de Gijon: (elcomerciodigital.com/deportes/): Manuel Preciado, who has never hidden the fact that he would one day like to train Athletic Bilbao, faces a run of games in the next week (Athletic, Bilbao and Valencia) that will force him to utilize his rotational policy. ¨There will be few changes¨, he says.

Cantabria:
Racing Santander: (racing.eldiariomontanes.es): striker Markus Rosenberg returns to the squad after a knee strain, but coach Miguel Angel Portugal doubts the Swede will play this weekend.

Pais Vasco:
Athletic Bilbao: (deia.com/athletic): Sporting de Gijon President Manuel Vega-Arango has come doen solidly in the Athletic Bilbao camp. ¨I envy Athletic. I think (they) plan their football from their base and that is very important.¨
Real Sociedad: (diariovasco.com): Real Madrid midfielder Xavi Alonso has said, ¨I have always been and always will be a Real Sociedad player, but tonight...¨

Navarra:
CA Osasuna:(diariodenavarra.es/deportes): Osasuna have lost all their matches away from home (10) consecutively since the 31st of January when they beat Villarreal.

Aragon:
Real Zaragoza: (elperiodicodearagon.com): Marco Pérez would like to be referenced as the leading option to lead the attack, but Florent Sinama-Pongolle and Braulio are also in the mix to start in attack against Racing.

Catalunya:
Barcelona: (elmundodeportivo.es): ex-President Joan Laporta has floated the idea of Iberian League where ¨teams from Portugal, Spain and Catalunya would play.¨ While interesting for Portuguese clubs, Barcelona already plays in said league. It´s called La Liga.
Espanyol: (sport.es): Espanyol strikers Dani Osvaldo and now Ivan Alonso will miss games this month. Osvaldo has been ruled out for over a month. Alonso will definitely miss the midweek game against Real Madrid.

Las Islas:
Mallorca: (diariodemallorca.es): Mallorca will be without Dudu Aouate, NUnes, Ayoze and even Corrales is doubtful in their match against Osasuna today.