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Pérez is celebrating his first full season on the Rayo bench. He landed last year in a compromised situation and pulled it off, and this year he has the team with 26 points, very close to the European positions.

Girona FC (eighth) and Rayo Vallecano (ninth) have both had success this season, residing in the upper half of the league table.Girona FC lost on January 18 against Sevilla FC by a final score of

It was the second consecutive La Liga game in which Girona have failed to win a game when taking the lead, having gone down 2-1 to Sevilla last weekend

With the January business starting to speed up, here’s a round up of a few things you may have missed from around La Liga in recent days.AlavesForward Abde Rebbach has moved on loan to Granada

Rayo Vallecano coach Inigo Perez admits regret over James Rodriguez's departure for Mexico's Club Leon. James left for Leon this week after securing a release from his Rayo contract. The veteran choosing to leave after being frozen out this season by Perez.

Spanish La Liga result on Friday: Mallorca v Real Betis (1300), Atletico Madrid v Villarreal (1515), Sevilla v Espanyol (1730), Valladolid v Real Madrid (2000) Rayo Vallecano v Girona (1300), Real Sociedad v Getafe (1515), Athletic Bilbao v Leganes (1730), Barcelona v Valencia (2000)

Girona has not been able to overcome Sevilla in the twentieth day of Primera Divisió. A goal by Arnau Martínez gave Girona the lead, but Saúl and Lukebakio scored for the visitors at the break and

Vallecas, key to recovering good resultsMíchel Sánchez's men fell with a lot of pride in Milan, and in the last round of the league they came up against a Sevilla team that ended up getting the

While Rayo Vallecano is in seventh place, in the top half of the league table, CD Leganes is in 16th, residing in the bottom half.Rayo Vallecano took on Girona FC at home in its last game and

Barcelona have suffered another injury setback with defender Andreas Christensen, who will be ruled out for the next three weeks. The Danish defender has yet to play since the second game of the

The new UEFA Champions League format has well and truly changed the game. From pointless final match-days to one that will see giants playoff in must-win situations, the league stage has been a