Barcelona’s lead grows to 5 points after their win against Girona was matched with a draw between Real Madrid and Real Sociedad.
Atletico Madrid picked up three points against Osasuna to move closer to 2nd place, and further from 5th place after Villarreal suffered a surprise defeat at home against Rayo Vallecano in the last match of the round.
A defeat against Real Betis dropped Getafe into the relegation zone.
Valladolid moved out of the relegation zone with a win against Valencia.
Elche remains bottom of the table unmoved after a 3-0 defeat against Sevilla.
We are at the midpoint of the season for all the teams*
The four teams with a game in hand are scheduled to catch up this week.
MATCH RESULTS
Almeria 3-1 Espanyol
Cadiz 2-0 Mallorca
Girona 0-1 Barcelona
Sevilla 3-0 Elche
Getafe 0-1 Real Betis
Real Valladolid 1-0 Valencia
Osasuna 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Celta Vigo 1-0 Athletic Club
Real Madrid 0-0 Real Sociedad
Villarreal 0-1 Rayo Vallecano
Almeria’s four-match win drought came to an end after a ‘3-1’ win against an Espanyol side that had been unbeaten since the restart of the season.
It was by the narrowest of margins but Barcelona got the three points needed to keep their league title charge. Pedri replaced an injured Ousmane Dembele in the 26th minute and scored the only goal of the match in the 61st minute.
Youssef En-Nesyri scored two goals to help Sevilla bounce from their Copa del Rey exit with a ‘3-0’ win against an Elche side that remains without a league wins this season.
It is four defeats in a row for Getafe after Borja Iglesias won Real Betis the game when he scored the only goal of the match through a penalty kick in the 86th minute.
Real Sociedad kept tabs open by getting a point from a goalless draw with Real Madrid.
Iago Aspas scored the only goal of the match to get Celta Vigo a win against an Athletic Club side that was without Inaki Williams.
The last time Williams did not feature for Athletic Club in a league game was on April 7, 2016 (vs Malaga). A reported muscle injury ruled him out of featuring in the 252nd consecutive league matches for Athletic Club.
LEAGUE STANDINGS
1 | Barcelona ( 18 ) – 47 points
2 | Real Madrid ( 18 ) – 42 points
3 | Real Sociedad ( 19 ) – 39 points
4 | Atlético Madrid ( 19 ) – 34 points
5 | Villarreal ( 19 ) – 31 points
6 | Real Betis ( 18 ) – 31 points
7 | Rayo Vallecano ( 19 ) – 29 points
8 | Osasuna ( 19 ) – 28 points
9 | Athletic Club ( 19 ) – 26 points
10 | Mallorca ( 19 ) – 25 points
11 | Almería ( 19 ) – 22 points
12 | Girona ( 19 ) – 21 points
13 | Sevilla ( 19 ) – 21 points
14 | Valencia ( 18 ) – 20 points
15 | Espanyol ( 19 ) – 20 points
16 | Celta Vigo ( 19 ) – 20 points
17 | Valladolid ( 19 ) – 20 points
18 | Cádiz ( 19 ) – 19 points
19 | Getafe ( 19 ) – 17 points
20 | Elche ( 19 ) – 6 points
