Espanyol have moved up to fifth in La Liga pending Sunday’s matches with a 3-0 win over Granada, Raúl Baena, Verdú with a penalty and Rui Fonte the scorers.
Atlético Madrid are up to seventh spot after a 0-4 victory over Real Sociedad, Falcao grabbing a hat-trick and Adriano getting the fourth.
The derby game between Real Betis and Sevilla ended with honours even at 1-1. Beñat gave Betis the lead in the first half but Negredo made it all square just after the break and that’s the way it stayed. Betis, however, had to play the last twenty minutes with ten men after Fazio picked up a second yellow card and was ordered back to the dressing room.