Athletic Bilbao won a thrilling game 3-2 at home to Valencia. Athletic came from behind twice in the first half before Fernando Llorente converted an injury time penalty to give the Basque side all three points.

Valencia stayed fourth in the table, while Athletic moved up to ninth after a nine-game unbeaten run.

Atletico Madrid still has not won in 2009. Javier Aguirre's team could only draw 1-1 away to Almeria.

The other two sides that started Sunday in the relegation zone, Mallorca and Espanyol, both lost. Mallorca fell to a 2-0 defeat in Villarreal, thanks to first half goals from Joan Capdevila and Giuseppe Rossi, while Espanyol were thrashed 4-0 in Malaga.

Espanyol has still to win a game under new coach Mane, who could be sacked if his side loses its midweek King's Cup game against Barcelona. Meanwhile Malaga completed the best first half to a season in the history of the club.

Elsewhere, Betis ended a losing streak in the league with a 3-1win in Valladolid, while Getafe's recent slump continued with a 1-0 home defeat against Racing Santander.

Nicola Zigic won the game for Racing with his second goal since returning on loan from Valencia.

Finally Recreativo Huelva got a good home win 2-0 over Sporting Gijon to lift the team five points clear of the relegation zone.

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