Two La Liga games with nothing at stake as far as relegation and European placings were concerned were brought forward to Saturday evening.
Atlético Madrid 2-1 Málaga
Traffic must have been bad because Atlético Madrid didn’t turn up until the second half of their match with Málaga, although the visitors could only manage one, albeit stunning goal from Eliseu in the first period, despite their dominance.
Barcelona 4-1 Málaga
Three goals from Lionel Messi, two from the penalty spot, and one from Puyol saw Barcelona beat Málaga 4-1 at the Npou Camp on Wednesday evening, Rondón scoring for the Blue and Whites. The Argentine World Player of the Year also became the first man to score 68 goals in a season for a European top-flight club, breaking the record …
Battles for survival
Granada have almost certainly assured their survival in La Liga after a 2-1 win over Espanyol on Tuesday evening, moving eight points clear of the drop zone.
Málaga 1-0 Valencia
A first half goal from Camacho was enough to see Málaga regain fourth place, level on points with their opponents today, Valencia.
Real Madrid 3-0 Sevilla
The corpulently challenged lady is warming up her vocal cords after Real Madrid beat Sevilla 3-0 on Sunday and are now just a whisker away from their first La Liga title since 2008. Ronaldo and Benzema with two were the scorers.
Levante 3-1 Granada
Levante are up to fourth place in La Liga after a 3-1 win against Granada, one point ahead of Málaga who play Valencia on Sunday in what could be a crunch match for third place.
Osasuna 1-1 Málaga
Málaga remain in fourth place in La Liga, now three points behind Valencia, after a 1-1 draw at Osasuna. Nino put the home side ahead in the 53rd minute but a 67th minute stunner from Cazorla rescued a point for the Blue and Whites.
Valencia 4-0 Real Betis
Valencia have moved four points clear in third place after a 4-0 win against Real Betis who, by the end of the match, were down to nine men.
Málaga 1-1 Real Sociedad
A 19th minute goal from Isco gave the Blue and Whites a great start against Real Sociedad at La Rosaleda but it all finished in a 1-1 draw after Prieto equalised just after the restart. Málaga remain in fourth place, two points behind Valencia who were hammered by Espanyol.