As weekends go, it was fairly tame.
With the exception of one result, football games in La Liga all went the way the pre-match betting odds suggested.
Girona 2-0 Deportivo La Coruna
After a sixth straight home win, the unlikely Euro dream for Girona continues.
The unlikely relegation nightmare for Deportivo looms that little bit larger.
Girona are up to seventh after goals from Cristhian Stuani and Juanpe consigned Clarence Seedorf’s side to another defeat, and the Galician’s lacklustre response to going behind was telling.
Malaga 0-2 Barcelona
No surprise in a scoreline in which bottom hosted top.
Even before Samu Garcia’s 30th-minute dismissal, the result was never in doubt as Barca were 2-0 up by the time the Malaga man saw red.
Malaga are now 11 points from safety with 10 matches remaining.
Getafe 0-1 Levante
Undoubtedly the result of the weekend.
What a time for the relegation strugglers to secure their first win in 16 and give themselves a little bit of wriggle room in the bid to beat the drop.
Coke’s goal 11 minutes from time haunted Getafe who had wasted chance after chance.
Sevilla 0-2 Valencia
It would be easy to say Sevilla had one eye on their Champions League clash with Manchester United.
Whether true or not, this result means Valencia are 11 points clear of their rivals and in a commanding position to claim a Champions League spot.
A double from Rodrigo Moreno sealed Los Che all three points in the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Eibar 1-2 Real Madrid
It is no coincidence that Real Madrid have run into form when their talisman has run into form.
World top player Cristiano Ronaldo was the hero with a double, either side of an Ivan Ramis equaliser, for his 32nd and 33rd goals of what his critics say has been an average season.
No wonder boss Zinedine Zidane described the No. 7 as a player ‘from another planet’.
Athletic Bilbao 2-0 Leganes
A double from Raul Garcia was enough for Bilbao to see off Leganes.
The damage was done inside the opening 17 minutes and was the perfect way for the Basque club to bounce back from their Europa League defeat to Marseille.
Now they need to bounce back from that 3-1 reverse in the second leg.
Las Palmas 0-2 Villarreal
Both clubs had suffered early weekend blows with their nearest rivals winning.
This score was a while coming before Carlos Bacca broke the deadlock midway through the second half and Sansone sealed the victory with a late penalty.
Villareal are back up to sixth, while Las Palmas are now four points from safety after Levante’s surprise victory.
Atletico Madrid 3-0 Celta Vigo
Diego Simeone’s Atletico aren’t going to give up the second spot without a fight.
City rivals Real had briefly closed the gap to four points but an Antoine Griezmann super show restored that advantage.
The Frenchman scored the opener, set up Vitolo for the second and saw substitute Angel Correa round off the scoring against a Vigo side which had earlier hit the post.
RCD Espanyol 2-1 Real Sociedad
When Espanyol were one down to Willian Jose’s fifth goal in six games, they were in danger of dropping four points behind Sociedad.
Yet, the hosts were not prepared to end their six-match unbeaten run.
Second-half goals from Leo Baptistao and Gerard Moreno extended that sequence to seven.
Alaves 1-3 Real Betis
A good win at a tricky venue for Betis as they moved up to eighth.
Loren Moron’s double and a Javi Garcia goal, after Alaves had come back into the contest via Ruben Sobrino, sealed the points.
After a weekend in which they have gone up two places, they can be forgiven for thinking a late Euro push is a possibility.
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