Málaga, reduced to ten men after Monreal was ordered from the field, held Barcelona to a 2-2 draw at the Neu Camp. Messi and Puyol were the scorers for Barcelona, Iturra and Camacho for the Blue and Whites.
A strike from Benzema and an own goal from Guardado saw Real Madrid claim a 2-0 victory over Valencia whilegoals from Falcao and Felipe Luis gave victory to Atlético Madrid over Betis.
Sevilla, with new manager Unai Emery in charge for the first time, played out a goalless draw at Zaragoza.