Barcelona's recovery under Xavi continued with a hard-fought 1-0 win over European contender Real Sociedad, extending the Blaugrana's unbeaten run against the San Sebastian club to eight games.Barcelona's attention for the remainder of the season has switched towards clinching a Champions League berth after being humiliated by Eintracht Frankfurt seven days ago, before another surprise defeat at home to Cádiz last time out.
Athletic Bilbao extended their good recent record in Cádiz to four wins in their previous six visits, extending their campaign for a European berth in La Liga to a 3-2 victory over Cádiz inside a red-hot Estadio Ramón de Carranza.Rayo Vallecano won their first La Liga match of the season at the RCDE Stadium, defeating RCD Espanyol de Barcelona 1-0 to move seven points clear of the relegation zone.Espanyol were denied a point against defending La Liga champions Atlético de Madrid thanks to a devastating 110th-minute penalty, while the hosts had to wait until the 21st minute for their first sight of goal, when Adrià Pedrosa's effort was well held by Stole Dimitrievski.
With a 3-2 victory over Levante at Estadi Ciutat de València, Sevilla FC earned only their second win in their past seven league games, ending a seven-match losing streak against the Nervionenses.Both Levante and Sevilla, who are on opposite ends of the La Liga standings, went into the game with conflicting goals, with the former striving for top-flight survival and the latter itching to keep their second-place finish.
Remember that Real Madrid continues to top the La Liga Spain Santander table with 78 points, followed by Barcelona and Sevilla in second and third place with 63 points each, AthletiCo in fourth place, and Real Betis in fifth place.
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