Real Madrid paid their first visit in twenty-eight years to Almería and came away rather empty-handed, losing 2-0. Juanito opened the scoring after only fifteen minutes and a penalty in the first minute of the second half sealed victory for lowly Almería and ended Real Madrid’s run of eight wins in a row in La Liga.
The Blue and Whites are back on top of Division Two after a 1-0 victory over Alavés, Apoño scoring the only goal of the match which saw striker Salva pick up an injury.