Barcelona dropped their first points of the season on their trip to Valencia on Saturday. However, a 0-0 draw was sufficient to keep them on top of the pile, albeit by a single point.
Real Madrid played host to Valladolid and moved to within one point of their arch rivals Barcelona with a 4-2 victory.
Raúl, making his 711th appearance for the Galacticos, grabbed a pair in the first twenty minutes. Nauzet pulled one back for Valencia but Marcelo restored the two goal cushion with a goal just before half time.
In the second half, Marquitos was on target for Valencia but it was not to be and Higuain made certain of things with a late strike.
Sevilla travelled to Deportivo, but probably wished they hadn’t, coming away empty handed after Juan Rodríguez scored the only goal of the match for the home side.