Athletic Bilbao came from a goal down to clinch an impressive 2-4 first-leg win over Schalke ’04 in the Europa League quarter finals.
Blue and Whites up to fourth
Málaga are up to fourth place in La Liga, level on points with third placed Valencia, after coming from behind to beat Espanyol 1-2.
Getafe 3-1 Valencia
Entertaining match between Valencia and Getafe, end to end action, and a result which loosens the Che’s grip on third place in La Liga.
Barca and Real march on
Barcelona keeping up the pressure with a 0-2 win against RCD Mallorca at the Iberostar stadium, despite being reduced to ten men after Thiago was dismissed for a second bookable offence.
Málaga 4-2 Rayo Vallecano
Málaga completed an impressive and deserved 4-2 victory over Rayo Vallecano at La Rosaleda on Thursday evening, although they had to rally from going down to an early penalty.
Villarreal hold Real Madrid to 1-1 draw
Fourteen yellow cards and two red for players, Mourinho and Rui Faria dismissed from the Real Madrid bench and a game played at a frantic pace, what more could one ask?
Racing Santander 0-2 Barcelona
Two9 goals from Lionel Messi, bringing him up to 30 for the season so far, gave Barcelona a 0-2 victory over Racing Santander at El Sardinero on Sunday and reduced the deficit at the top of La Liga to ten points.
Málaga 1-0 Levante
A second half goal from Rondón was enough for Málaga to change places with their opponents, Levante, to occupy that all important fourth place in La Liga. Valencia are the next target, three points ahead at the moment.
Good Europa League results for the Spanish clubs
Manchester United face an uphill battle to reach the Europa League quarter-finals after a shock 2-3 first-leg defeat by Athletic Bilbao.
Real Madrid 5-0 Espanyol
A 5-0 stroll in the park for La Liga leaders Real Madrid against Espanyol and their lead is back to ten points.