Sevilla also returned to winning ways thanks to a solitary goal from recent arrival Ivan Raketic. His first half strike gave Sevilla a 1-0 win over Hercules and while Sevilla still have hopes of qualifying for Europe, Hercules are battling to avoid a swift return to the second division.

Saturday saw Karim Benzema and Ricardo Carvalho score first half goals to give Real Madrid a comfortable win over a Levante side that appeared happy to simply avoid a repeat of the 8-0 defeat they had suffered in the Copa del Rey.

Valencia and Sporting drew a tedious game 0-0 in a result that keeps Valencia third in the table, while A second half goal from Kun Aguero gave Atletico Madrid a fortunate 1-0 win against Zaragoza.

Zaragoza slip back into the bottom three, while Atletico coach Quique Sanchez Flores saves his job for another week.

Real Sociedad entertain Mallorca on Monday to end the current round of matches.

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