Real whistled off after Celta stalemate
Real Madrid's domestic campaign showed no signs of improvement on Sunday as they came from behind to earn a point against high-flying Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu.
Real Madrid's domestic campaign showed no signs of improvement on Sunday as they came from behind to earn a point against high-flying Celta Vigo at the Bernabeu.
Catanha gave the visitors a ninth-minute lead when Iker Casillas failed to hold a Magnolo Berizzo header and the Brazilian striker tapped home the rebound.
Real fought back and levelled 16 minutes later when Guti lobbed Pablo Cavallero. But Vicente Del Bosque's side failed to impress after the goal and were whistled at the end by their own supporters.
Kily Gonzalez scored twice as Valencia beat ten-man Real Zaragoza 2-0 in the Mestalla to relieve the pressure on their coach Rafa Benitez.
The Argentina midfielder netted on 32 and 80 minutes to earn El Che the points and there cause was helped when Ander Garitano was dismissed for his second bookable offence midway through the second half.
Sergio Kresic made a winning start to his reign as Real Mallorca coach, watching his side hammer Rayo Vallecano 3-0 in San Moix.
The Balaeric-side opened their account after six minutes through Alvaro Novo, then Albert Luque netted on 73 before Veljko Paunovic added the third near the end.
Rayo are rock bottom after the defeat and Mallorca remain only two places above them despite maximum points.
Espanyol secured three points from Tenerife in the Olympic Stadium with a confidence-boosting 2-0 victory that will prolong Paco Flores' stay in charge at the Catalan club.
The Espanyol coach was under pressure to improve his side's results and this victory will silence the critics momentarily.
Martin Posse scored after five minutes and Raul Tamudo doubled the home side's lead on 18 minutes to put the game beyond Tenerife.
Alaves recorded an impressive 3-1 win at Real Valladolid with goals from Fabricio Coloccini and Ruben Navarro.
Coloccini opened his account on 20 minutes and Navarro netted two minutes later to give the visitors a commanding lead. Central defender Coloccini added his second and Alaves' third four minutes after the interval.
Luis Garcia netted a consolation penalty on 56 minutes.