A great chance for both Barcelona and Villarreal to gain a bit of ground on leaders Real Madrid, but neither team seized the opportunity. Barcelona were held to a scoreless draw by Getafe and Villarreal went down 2-0 to Sevilla. Luis Fabian and Kanouté from the penalty spot were the scorers for Sevilla who keep sixth place in La Liga and, more importantly, remain in a UEFA Cup spot.
A high scoring game in Madrid where the ‘other team’, Atlético Madrid, were on the right end of a 6-3 scoreline against Almería.
In the Primera Andaluza grupo 3, local lads CD Nerja were held to a draw at home to Carolinense, 1-1 the final scoreline. Nerja slip down a place to tenth in the league on goal difference. Top of the table CD Ronda were 0-2 winners away to Martos CD and second placed Estepona remain one point behind after a 1-3 victory at Mijas.