Real bid to rebound

Real Madrid get back to Spanish league action with a home game against bottom side Zaragoza on Saturday after the disappointment of their Spanish Cup exit to Barcelona in midweek.
With a five-point lead over Barcelona at the top of La Liga, Madrid will be looking to put pressure on the Catalans who play away at Villarreal immediately after their game.
On Wednesday night the two giants shared four goals in the second leg of the Spanish Cup Quarter Finals, in a fiery match full of controversial refereeing decisions, that saw the holders Real knocked out after Barca's 2-1 victory in the capital the week before.
Real were the better side on the night and will have regained some much needed confidence after the first leg defeat, but 'los blancos' left Barcelona complaining bitterly after claims for at least three penalties were turned down.
Fresh from the loss, Real captain Iker Casillas was in a defiant mood and both keen to forget the disappointment in the Nou Camp and look ahead to Saturday's game.
"To lose is allowed, but it is compulsory to pick yourself up," he said.
"We have to forget the Cup and not worry about what happened in Barcelona but think about the game against Zaragoza.
"Our goals now have changed, we have to fight to keep our advantage in the league and we face a Champions League quarter-final in three weeks time. We have great potential in our side and we are growing stronger as the seasons pass."
Saturday's visitors Zaragoza find themselves in a perilous situation at the bottom, six points adrift of Sporting Gijon and seven from Granada and Villarreal.
FIXTURES
Saturday
Espanol v Mallorca (1700 GMT), Rayo Vallecano v Athletic Bilbao (1700 GMT), Real Madrid v Zaragoza (1900 GMT), Villarreal v Barcelona (2100 GMT)
Sunday
Real Betis v Granada (1100 GMT), Real Sociedad v Sporting Gijon (1500 GMT), Levante v Getafe (1500 GMT), Racing Santander v Valencia (1700 GMT), Malaga v Sevilla (2030 GMT)
Monday
Osasuna v Atletico Madrid (2000 GMT)