Sunday's matches saw Zaragoza slip to the bottom of the table after losing 2-0 away to Athletic Club Bilbao.

Andoni Iriola celebrated his 300th appearance for the home side with the opening goal, while Fernando Llorente doubled Athletic's lead with a header after 23 minutes.

Zaragoza hardly threatened all game and ended with just 10 men on the pitch following the second half sending off of Pinter.

Meanwhile Deportivo la Corua climbed off the bottom of the table thanks to a 0-0 draw at home to Osasuna. The home side will be disappointed not to have won against a rival that played most of the game with a player less following Camunas' red card.

Pedro Munitis scored a long range shot to give Racing Santander a 1-0 win at home to Almeria, while Levante defeated Real Sociedad 2-1 in a match between two sides promoted at the end of last season.

Espanyol won away for the first time this campaign: Luis Garcia's first half penalty assured all three points against a Mallorca team that struggled to create any clear cut chances.

Sporting Gijon brought the weekend matches to an end with a 2-0 win over Sevilla: goals from Sangoy and a backheel from Deigo Castro gave Gregorio Manzano his first taste of defeat after taking charge at Sevilla.

Finally Villarreal will have the chance to overtake Real Madrid and go top of the table if they can win away to Alicante based Hercules on Monday night.

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