A poor display from the Blue and Whites on Sunday night and the chance was lost to go top of La Liga, if only for a day. Instead, a 0-0 draw with Zaragoza leaves them in sixth spot, level on points with fifth placed Real Madrid.
Big wins for Real and Barcelona
A bit of an early scare for Real Madrid after Rayo Vallecano took the lead after only fifteen seconds through Michu and it took until a few minutes before the break for Real to turn things around with goals from Ronaldo and Higuaín.
Real Betis go top of La Liga
Real Betis are top of La Liga after a 4-3 win over Zaragoza last night, their fourth straight victory of the season so far.
Málaga win, Real and Barca draw
Málaga players will be popping anti-vertigo pills after a 1-0 victory over Athletic Bilbao propelled them to second place in La Liga, Cazorla the goal scorer.
A busy week in La Liga
Midweek matches this week in La Liga, not a too common occurrence, and Granada failed to register their first away win in the top flight after losing 1-0 to Real Sociedad who, at least temporarily, move up to fifth place.
Levante 1-0 Real Madrid
Twelve yellow and one red card were dished out during the encounter between Real Madrid and Levante, Real’s Khedira getting his marching orders for a second bookable offence.
Wins for Barcelona and Málaga
Barcelona are up to second in La Liga pending Sunday’s games after just scraping past Osasuna on Saturday evening, 8-0 the scoreline.
Málaga 4-0 Granada
Málaga played host to Granada on Monday evening and this local derby ended in a comfortable 4-0 win.
Wins for Real and Valencia, draws for Barcelona and Sevilla
Barcelona looked to be well on the way to victory against Real Sociedad after Xavi and Favrigas put them two goals ahead within the first ten minutes, but Real fought back to earn a 2-2 draw, Agirretxe and Griezmann the scorers.
Granada back in the top flight
Granada are back in the First Division of La Liga after an absence of 35 years. Granada clinched promotion on the away goals rule after the second leg of their play-off final against Elche ended in a 1-1 draw.