Real Betis took a first half lead against Málaga thanks to a goal by Reyes, but two late goals from Juanmi and Darder saw the Blue and Whites leave with the three points in the bag.
Nadal loses out to Djokovic in Miami
Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Miami title and took his winning run against world number one Rafael Nadal to three matches with a 6-3, 6-3 victory in the Sony Open final.
Real bounce back with an emphatic win
After two successive defeats, Real Madrid returned to winning ways with an emphatic 5-0 victory over Rayo Vallecano on Saturday evening.
Espanyol 0-1 Barcelona
Barcelona’s turn at the top of La Liga after a 0-1 victory over Espanyol early on Saturday, Messi scoring from the penalty spot, his 36th goal of the season. Real and Atl’etico play later in the evening.
Another setback for Real Madrid
Real Madrid suffered their second defeat of the week and slipped to third place in La Liga after losing 2-1 at Sevilla.
Real Madrid 3-4 Barcelona
A ‘clasico’ with plenty of excitement, loads of goals, three penalties, a lot of simulation to get free kicks and a hat-trick for Lionel Messi, Barcelona coming out on top 3-4.
Celta de Vigo 0-2 Málaga
Two first half goals from Camacho were enough to se the Blue and Whites past Celta de Vigo on Saturday afternoon and give them a bit of breathing space. They are now six ponts clear of the drop zone.
Real Madrid 3-1 FC Schalke 04
Cristiano Ronaldo netted twice as Real Madrid reached the Champions League last eight with a 9-2 aggregate win over German side Schalke 04.
Barcelona 7-0 Osasuna
A hat-trick from Messi and goals from Sanchez, Inesta, Tello and Pedro gave Barcelona a 7-0 victory over Osasuna on Sunday afternoon and keeps them in the title hunt. They are four points adrift of Real and just one behind Atlético.
No change at the top
A twenty-third minute goal from Cristiano Ronaldo was enough to see Real Madrid safely past Málaga at La Rosaleda and the victory maintains their position at the top of La Liga.