Deportivo Alavés

Barcelona lost ground on LaLiga leaders Real Madrid as they slumped to a shock 2-1 defeat to Deportivo Alaves.

Neymar Marc-Andre ter Stegen suffered an injury during training on Friday, leaving Jasper Cillessen in line to take the gloves against Alaves.

Manuel García Spain youth international Manu Garcia has joined Alaves on a season-long loan deal from Manchester City.

Girona Deportivo Alaves downed Osasuna 2-0 after extra-time, and Girona beat Tenerife on penalties in Tuesday's Copa del Rey action.

Albacete Albacete upstaged Recreativo Huelva 2-1 to advance to the Copa del Rey round of 32 on Tuesday.

Zinedine Zidane Zinedine Zidane lauded Cristiano Ronaldo's selfless attitude towards Karim Benzema in the win over Alaves as the mark of a team man.

Paco Jémez After losing 4-0 at home to Alaves on Sunday, Las Palmas have been relegated, paying the price for selling key players.

Kevin Gameiro Atletico Madrid scrapped to an ugly win at Deportivo Alaves, and Diego Simeone is already looking ahead to Arsenal in the Europa League.

Kevin Gameiro It was not a pretty win, but Kevin Gameiro hailed the importance of Atletico Madrid's triumph at Deportivo Alaves in the race for second.

Filipe Kasmirski After a dramatic Europa League tie against Arsenal on Thursday, Diego Simeone has opted to rest a key trio for the trip to Deportivo Alaves.