Levante coach Lucas Alcaraz has called on his players to take confidence from their performance at Getafe as their Primera Division survival fight reaches a critical point against bottom-side Cordoba on Tuesday. The Valencia-based outfit ended a three-match winless run with a 1-0 triumph at Getafe on Sunday. The victory, Levante’s eighth of the campaign, lifted them to 15th place ...

Athletic Bilbao could not have picked a better time to face Real Sociedad and get a rare win against their Basque rivals with the two sides squaring off on Tuesday at the San Mames stadium. Real Sociedad, who have not lost to Athletic since 2012, have won three of the last five derbies and are in the midst of a ...

Barcelona coach Luis Enrique believes Tuesday’s game against Getafe is one his team must win to capture the Primera Division title. The league leaders go into the encounter at the Nou Camp on the back of last weekend’s 2-0 triumph at city rivals Espanyol. The result kept Barca two points clear of Real Madrid with five games remaining. “The three ...

Inter Milan coach Roberto Mancini has warned his players to expect a very difficult game at Udinese on Tuesday. The Nerazzurri travel to the Friuli stadium having collected seven points of a possible nine in their last three games. Saturday’s 2-1 triumph over Roma lifted Inter to ninth in the standings. “We have to continue to work because we are ...

Laurent Blanc is remaining cool under pressure after Paris St Germain were once again overtaken by Lyon in the race for the Ligue 1 title. Back in the autumn, the capital club took their time to dislodge early leaders Marseille, and they soon found themselves usurped by Lyon, who are targeting a first championship in seven years. Les Gones bumped ...