Antonio Alvarez made his debut as Sevilla coach following last week's sacking of Manolo Jimenez, but his presence changed nothing as Sevilla crashed to a 3-0 defeat in Villarreal.

Villarreal played fast, fluid football and was 2-0 up after just 18 minutes thanks to Rossi and Joseba Llorente.

In the second half the home team was content to soak up Sevilla 's timid pressure, before Robert Pires added a third in the last minute of the game.

Xerez won a vital three points with a 3-0 home win over second from bottom Valladolid. Victor, Michel and a Mario Bermejo penalty gave Xerez a fighting chance of pulling off a miraculous escape efforts from relegation.

Espanyol and Sporting played out a dull 0-0 draw, while Deportivo la Coruna continued to run out of steam. Miguel Angel Lotina's side wasted a chance to climb back into the top six as two goals from Miku and an own goal from Ze Castro gave Getafe a 3- 1 away win.

Real defeated local rivals Atletico Madrid by 3-2 in the city of Madrid in spain on March 28, 2010

Meanwhile Walter Pandiani eased the lingering relegation worry for Osasuna as his side won 1-0 at home to mid-table Almeria.

On Saturday, Malaga draw 1-1 with Tenerife. The point left Tenerife deep in the relegation zone, partly because Zaragoza beat third placed Valencia 3-1.

Diogo, Arizmendi and Jarosik scored for Zaragoza, while Valencia had striker Nikola Zigic sent off at the end of the first half.

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