Schalke 0-2 Real Madrid

A headed goal from Ronaldo and a right-footed(!) strike from Marcelo saw Real Madrid beat Schalke 04 to give them the advantage for the second leg.

Celta de Vigo 2-0 Atlético Madrid

Atlético Madrid slipped up on Sunday, beaten 2-0 by Celta de Vigo, and are now seven points adrift of their city rivals.

Barcelona 5-0 Levante

In his 300th game in La Liga, Lionel Messi grabbed his 23rd hat-trick as Barcelona beat Levante 5-0 to stay one point behind leaders Real Madrid.

Málaga 0-2 Espanyol

The Blue and Whites appear to be fervent in their determination to avoid the hassle of European football next season, losing 0-2 to Espanyol on Saturday.

Barcelona 3-1 Villarreal

Barcelona recorded their 10th consecutive victory as they beat Villarreal 3.1 in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg.

II Photographic Competition results

A jury of renowned amateur and professional photographers has made its choices for the II Photographic Competition organised by the Nerja Photo Club.

Athletic Bilbao 2-5 Barcelona

Lionel Messi was inspirational, scoring once himself and playing the part of provider for four more as Barcelona moved to within a point of La Liga leaders Real Madrid with a 2-5 win at Athletic Bilbao.

Levante 4-1 Málaga

Juanmi gave Málaga the lead against Levante on Satyrday evening, but a hat-trick, including two penalties, from Barral and a late goal from Uche turned things around completely.

Real hammered by Atlético

An underwhelming performance by Real Madrid saw them hammered 4-0 by city rivals Atlético on Saturday, their worst defeat since 2010.

Real Madrid 2-1 Sevilla

With all the teams now having played the same number of games, Real Madrid lead the way in La Liga by four points after a 2-1 midweek victory over Sevilla.