Barcelona registered their first La Liga win in three matches, but they had to come from behind and left it quite late in their game against Almeria.

Sevilla missed a golden opportunity to rise to the top of the pile by losing 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao, Aduriz finding the net in the 13th minute.

Four wins in a row for Málaga sees them in seventh place in La Liga, the latest being a 0-1 victory at Real Sociedad.

Despite, at one point, Neymar, Suarez, Pedro and Messi up front for Barcelona, Celta de Vigo scored the only goal of the match through Larrivey.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 17th goal of the season so far, netting after just two minutes, as Real Madrid beat Granada 0-4.

Sevilla are back up to second in La Liga, on the same points as Barcelona but with a far inferior goal difference, following a 2-1 victory over Villarreal on Sunday evening.

Málaga played host to Rayo Vallecano in the early kick-off on Sunday and Samuel put the home side in front after just 6 minutes.

Valencia missed out on an opportunity to regain second spot after losing 3-0 at Deportivo La Coruña on Sunday.

Atletico Madrid extended their unbeaten home run in La Liga to 24 matches with a 2-0 victory over Espanyol.