MATCH RESULTS

Elche [ 2-3 ] Real Betis
Espanyol [ 2-1 ] Mallorca
Cadiz [ 1-0 ] Vallecano
Real Madrid [ 1-1 ] Atletico Madrid
Valencia [ 1-0 ] Real Sociedad
Athletic Club [ 2-3 ] Girona
Celta Vigo [ 3-0 ] Valladolid
Almeria [ 1-0 ] Barcelona
Sevilla [ 2-3 ] Osasuna
Villarreal [ 2-1 ] Getafe

Barcelona suffered defeat but Real Madrid could only cut their lead down by a point.

The Madrid derby benefited Barcelona. A ‘1-1’ draw was not enough points for either Real Madrid or Atletico Madrid. The 10-point gap in the league remains between the two teams in the standings, while Barcelona gets away with the dropping of points in a defeat against relegation-threatened Almeria.

The point-gap at the top of the table is now 7 points. Real Madrid and Barcelona as the only two teams over the 50-point mark in the league after 23 rounds.
Real Sociedad, Atletico Madrid, and Real Betis are currently the prime contestants for the other two Champions League qualifying spots in the league.

LEAGUE STANDINGS

1 | Barcelona ( 23 ) – 59 points
2 | Real Madrid ( 23 ) – 52 points
3 | Real Sociedad ( 23 ) – 43 points
4 | Atlético Madrid ( 23 ) – 42 points
5 | Real Betis ( 23 ) – 40 points
6 | Rayo Vallecano ( 23 ) – 34 points
7 | Villarreal ( 23 ) – 34 points
8 | Osasuna ( 23 ) – 33 points
9 | Athletic Club ( 23 ) – 32 points
10 | Mallorca ( 23 ) – 31 points
11 | Girona ( 23 ) – 30 points
12 | Espanyol ( 23 ) – 27 points
13 | Celta Vigo ( 23 ) – 27 points
14 | Sevilla ( 23 ) – 25 points
15 | Almería ( 23 ) – 25 points
16 | Cádiz ( 23 ) – 25 points
17 | Valladolid ( 23 ) – 24 points
18 | Valencia ( 23 ) – 23 points
19 | Getafe ( 23 ) – 22 points
20 | Elche ( 23 ) – 9 points