Real Madrid remain four points behind Barcelona in La Liga after scraping through against Mallorca 1-0 on Sunday evening, Benzema getting the only goal of the match after about an hour.
Nerja keep up their winning ways
The top two, San Pedro and Nerja, both won on Sunday so the gap between them in the Primera Andaluza Grupo 3 stays at four points. Nerja beat Recreativo Bailén 1-2 and San Pedro overcame local rivals Atletico Marbelli 0-4.
Valencia 4-3 Málaga
Despite playing most of the match with ten men and the last twenty-six minutes with only nine, it wasn’t until the very end that Málaga lost a pulsating encounter with Valencia.
Barcelona 4-1 Málaga
Barcelona are honorary winter champions after beating Málaga 4-1 on Sunday evening.
Nerja continue their good run
A 5-0 win for Nerja over Churriana sees them stay in second place in the Primera Andaluza Grupo 3, four points adrift of leaders San Pedro who beat Atletico Benamiel 3-1.
Nerja move up to second place
Nerja are up to second place in the Primera Andaluza Grupo 3 after a 2-3 win against struggling Torremolinos and are now only three points adrift of leaders San Pedro who were held to a 2-2 draw at Recreativo Bailén.
Málaga 1-1 Athletic Bilbao
A 93rd minute goal from Javi Martínez deprived the Blue and Whites of victory against Athletic Bilabao on Saturday evening, the match ending in a 1-1 draw.
Barcelona progress, Málaga don’t
Málaga have been dumped out of the Copa del Rey after losing 0-3 to Sevilla in their fifth round, second leg match at La Rosaleda. Second half goals from Romaric, Perotti and Luis Fabiano did the damage.
Real Madrid edge out Getafe in local derby
Ten yellow and one red card in the match between Getafe and Real Madrid, Real’s Arbeloa getting his marching orders in the 81st minute.
Big win for Real Madrid
In the Copa del Rey fifth round first leg matches, Real Madrid are in a strong position after a 8-0 victory over Levante. There were hat-tricks for Benzema and Ronaldo, with Özil and Pedro León getting the other two.