Real Madrid made hard work of their visit to play bottom of the table Huesca, with Gareth Bale's eighth minute goal - his first in over 800 minutes of league football, giving them a 1-0 win, although goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois also played a big part with several important saves.

Huesca remain without a home win all season, while Real Madrid move up to fourth place in the table ahead of Alaves.

Eibar and Levante shared eight goals in a thrilling 4-4 draw with Eibar fighting back from 2-1 down to take a 4-2 lead, only to see Levante pull back thanks to an own goal and Borja Mayoral's first goal since joining on loan from Real Madrid.

Valladolid got back to winning ways after four games without a win with a 2-1 victory away to Real Sociedad. Laureano Villa Suarez and Antonito put Valladoild 2-0 ahead and they did well to defend their lead after Mikel Oyarzabal equalized with just under half an hour remaining.

A penalty from Giovani Lo Celso just before the hour and a right foot shot from central defender Sidnei gave Betis a relatively straightforward 2-0 win at home to second from bottom Rayo Vallecano.

Celta Vigo deepened Villarreal's relegation worries with a 3-2 win in Villarreal's Estadio de la Ceramica.

Brais Menzez, Okay Vokusli and Maxi Gomez put Celta 3-0 ahead , but goals from Carlos Bacca in the 83rd and 87th minutes for Villarreal kept the game on a knife-edge until the last minute.

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