MADRID - Real Madrid will aim to focus on its Spanish league campaign after losing its Copa del Rey defence to a dominant Atletico Madrid when it hosts another local team — Getafe. Nick Martin Jersey .Coach Carlo Ancelotti will seek to bolster Madrids league lead on Sunday against Quique Sanchez Flores 14th-placed team that has won just four matches in 18 rounds.Atletico, meanwhile, faces bottom of the league Granada that has managed to win two matches all season.Barcelona travels to lowly Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.Here are some things to know about this weekends matches as La Liga reaches its midpoint:___PEPE DOWNSergio Ramos acknowledged Madrids defence needed to improve after making errors that led to Atleticos Copa victory, but emphasized his teams desire to win the league.Now we want to recover and focus on the remaining competitions, Ramos said. We are going to do everything possible to win the Champions League and La Liga,However, Madrid will be without Pepe against Getafe after the key defender bruised his ribs during the second half of the Copa match.Madrid leads the standings on 42 points after 17 rounds, with a game in hand because of its December participation in the Club World Cup. The postponed 16th-round fixture against Sevilla will be held Feb. 4 at the Bernabeu.___TRIUMPHANT TORRESFernando Torres overshadowed Cristiano Ronaldos third Ballon dOr celebrations at the Bernabeu by scoring both of Atleticos goals in its second-leg 2-2 Copa draw Thursday (4-2 on aggregate).Both goals came from inspired passes by 23-year-old France forward Antoine Griezmann, who Torres says will get even better.We have to let Griezmann grow, you have to enjoy things with him and make him feel like an important player, because he is, Torres said. We all know he has a great future and as a teammate, we need to enjoy with him, to help him so he can make all of us grow. I will help him every way I can.Atletico hosts Granada on Sunday.___RESTED ATTACKBarcelona coach Luis Enrique saved his attacking trio of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez for the league match at the Riazon stadium, having secured a 5-0 first leg win in the Copa that the Catalan powerhouse won 9-0 on aggregate Thursday.Enrique will hope his squad plays like it did last weekend during its 3-1 defeat of Atletico in order to maximize its chances of closing the gap to Madrid. Messi has scored 16 of his 25 goals this season in the league.In preparation for the tough clash, Deportivo this week reinforced its midfield with Costa Rica playmaker Celso Borges who helped the central American country reach the quarterfinals at World Cup in Brazil last summer.Coach Victor Fernandezs team is one point above the relegation zone.___UPS AND DOWNSVillarreal hosts Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, with the teams seemingly heading in opposite directions.Villarreal has risen to sixth place in the league and reached the knockout stages of the Europa League.It also advanced to the final eight of the Copa del Rey after knocking out Real Sociedad on Wednesday when it extended its unbeaten run in all competitions to 14 games.Bilbao, however, is struggling under coach Ernesto Valverde and its fans jeered the team after its 2-0 loss to Celta Vigo on Wednesday, even though it advanced in the Copa on away goals.That came after a 2-1 home loss to lowly Elche in its last league match, extending a winless streak in the league to five rounds.I see it as normal and necessary, its good that our fans demand more of us, Valverde said of the jeers. We have to change our mindset and take a step forward.___OUT OF CREDITGranada hasnt won in the league in 14 straight games, a drought that stretches back to Sept. 20.Its fortunes arent likely to change when it visits the Vicente Calderon Stadium on Sunday.Granada, which was ousted from the Copa del Rey following a 4-0 rout at Sevilla on Wednesday, has scored a league-low 11 goals in 18 rounds.Coach Joaquin Caparros has managed to keep his job largely thanks to his reputation as being one of the best at getting the most out of a limited squad.But his credit is running low with his team in last place.We have to recover our spirits, said Caparros. We cant drop our heads. We still have the entire second half of the season to go and we need to be convinced that we are going to pull this out and transmit that to our fans.___Associated Press writer Joseph Wilson contributed to this preview. Corey Moore Jersey . The moves were the first punitive steps taken by the Dolphins since a report on the NFLs investigation of the case was released last week. Investigators found that guard Richie Incognito and two teammates engaged in persistent harassment directed at tackle Jonathan Martin, another offensive lineman and an assistant trainer. Arian Foster Jersey . The Oilers have been shut out in three straight home games and are in last place in the Western Conference with a 4-14-2 record. "Things have obviously not gone as well as I would have thought probable. http://www.cheaptexansjerseyssale.com/?tag=whitney-mercilus-jersey-sale . -- Andy Granatelli, the former CEO of STP motor oil company who made a mark on motorsports as a car owner, innovator and entrepreneur, has died.Rafael Nadal booked a Madrid Open semi-final against Andy Murray after coming through his last-eight tie against Joao Sousa. The Spanish great earned a 6-0 4-6 6-3 victory against Sousa in the quarter-finals in his home country on Friday. Murray into semi-finals British No 1 edged past Tomas Berdych That result set up a clash with Murray which will be shown live on Saturday on Sky Sports 3 from 11am. It is a repeat of last years final, which Murray won. Having watched Murray edge past Tomas Berdych, Nadal joined him in the semi-finals after a three-set win.World No 35 Sousa was initially no match for the clay-court specialist, who whitewashed the first set within the blink of an eye. Sousa finally got on the scoreboard by holding his first four service games of the second set, before completing a shock break. Joao Sousa dragged Rafa Nadal into a three-set slog Sousa valiantly fought deep into the third but Nadal broke to go 5-3 ahead before sealing progression and a meeting with Murray.Elsewhere, Kei Nishikori booked a semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic with a 6-7 (6-8) 7-6 (7-1) 6-3 win against Nick Kyrgios. Nick Kyrgios executed the perfect between-the-legs shot against Kei Nishikori The highlight of the quarter-final was a remarkable hotdog shot from Kyrgios that sailed above the stretching Nishikori in the early stages, en route to an exchange of tie-break wins. Christian Covington Jersey. But the world No 6 from Japan took command in the third set, establishing the crucial break and outlasting his Australian foe down the near-three hour stretch.Djokovic made it seven wins from seven against Milos Raonic when he eased into the last-four with a 6-3 6-4 win in Fridays final match. Watch the Madrid Open semi-finals on Saturday, live on Sky Sports 3 HD from 11am. 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