A fifth minute goal from Koke saw Atlético beat Barcelona 1-0, 2-1 on aggregate, to progress to the semi finals. Barcelona dominated possession, over 70%, as they do, but Atlético got the goal that mattered.
Málaga 4-1 Granada
Málaga have all but guaranteed their survival in the top flight after a 4-1 win over Granada at La Rosaleda.
Top three all win
A penalty converted by Messi, an own goal by Jordi and a proper goal from Messi gave Barcelona an unconvincing 3-1 win over bottom club Real Betis, Castro replying for the visitors.
Atlético Madrid 1-0 Villarreal
A 14th minute header from Raul Garcia was enough for victory against Villarreal and keeps Atlético Madrid at the top of La Liga for another week, at least.
I Nerja Photography Contest results
The top prize in the I Nerja Photography Contest, organised by the Nerja Photo Club, has been awarded to David Arenas Ruiz for a work called ‘Patio’.
Valencia and Sevilla suffer defeats in the Europa League
In the Europa League, both Valencia and Sevilla suffered defeats in their first leg matches on Thursday.
Barcelona 1-1 Atlético Madrid
Two great goals, the first from Diego and the second from Neymar, made it 1-1 in the first leg of the Champions League duel between Barcelona and Atlético Madrid. Slight advantage for Atlético then for the second leg.
Victories for Málaga and Levante on Monday night
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.
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.