Two goals from Ronaldo and one from Benzema, all in the second half, gave Real Madrid a 3-0 victory over Celta de Vigo on Monday evening and they remain five points behind the leaders.

Barcelona bounced back to the top of the pile with a 4-0 win over Elche, a hat-trick from Alexis Sanchez and one goal from Pedro doing the damage.

Piatti and Feghouli got the goals for Valencia in a 2-0 victory over Levante on Saturday evening. A good start for new coach Juan Antonio Pizzi.

A 70th minute goal from Koke against Málaga at La Rosaleda puts Atlético Madrid top of La Liga, at least for one day, with Barcelona entertaining Elche on Sunday afternoon.

Goals from Di Maria, Ronaldo and Jesé kept Real Madrid in touch with the leaders in a 2-3 victory over Valencia as La Liga now heads into its winter break. Piatti and Mathieu were the scorers for the home side.

Barcelona were two goals down within the first fifteen minutes after Escudero and Lopez gave Getafe a great start, but it didn’t last.

Atlético Madrid have moved to the top of La Liga, at least temporarily, after a 3-2 win over Levante on Saturday evening.

A sixth minute header from Camacho was enough to see Málaga overcome Elche 0-1 on Friday evening. Eight yellow and one red card in this encounter, Elche’s Damián Suárez sent packing midway through the second half.

Atlético Madrid are keeping up the pressure on Barcelona after beating Valencia 3-0 on Sunday, with two goals from Diego Costa and one from Raúl Garcia.

A header from Santa Cruz was enough for Málaga to register a win over visiting Getafe on Saturday evening and it moves them, at least temporarily, up to eighth from bottom and five points clear of the drop zone.