Málaga could not find a way past the Osasuna goalkeeper and the points ended up being shared. 0-0 the final result.
An early strike from Jonathan Viera and a penalty from Soldado were enough to see Valencia beat Espanyol 2-1, Longo getting on the scoresheet for the visitors. Ten yellow and two red cards in this match, Espanyol’s Héctor Moreno and Sergio García both being ordered from the field after 87 minutes.
Two goals from Messi and one from Alex Song were enough to see Barcelona safely past Zaragoza 3-1 with Paco Montañés scoring for the visitors. Barcelona maintain their lead at the top of La Liga.
Two for Benzama and one apiece for Sergio Ramos, Ozil and Khedira gave Real Madrid a comfortable 5-1 win against Athletic Bilbao and keeps them eight points behind leaders Barcelona. Ibai Gómez was the scorer for Athletic.