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Week 28 of the La Liga season started with a defeat 1 – 0 for Villarreal at the hands of Las Palmas.

Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to five points with a narrow win against Athletic Bilbao at the San Mames Stadium.

Real, who are chasing their first league title since 2011-12, went ahead through Karim Benzema on 25 minutes.

Veteran striker Aritz Aduriz equalised on 65 minutes, before Casemiro scored the winner three minutes later.

Lionel Messi struck twice as Barcelona beat 10-man Valencia in a thrilling match to move two points behind La Liga leaders Real Madrid.

Eliaquim Mangala headed the visitors in front from a corner, before Luis Suarez steered in an equaliser.

Messi’s penalty made it 2-1 after Manchester City loanee Mangala was sent off for dragging back Suarez, but Munir El Haddadi swept Valencia level.

Messi scored his second after the break and Andre Gomes made it four late on.

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Standings

#	Team	GP	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	PTS
1	Real Madrid	27	20	5	2	71	28	43	65
2	Barcelona	28	19	6	3	81	25	56	63
3	Sevilla	28	17	6	5	52	34	18	57
4	Atlético Madrid	28	16	7	5	52	23	29	55
5	Villarreal	28	13	9	6	39	20	19	48
6	Real Sociedad	28	15	3	10	42	39	3	48
7	Ath. Bilbao	28	13	5	10	35	32	3	44
8	Eibar	28	11	8	9	44	39	5	41
9	Espanyol	28	10	10	8	40	39	1	40
10	Alavés	28	10	10	8	29	33	-4	40
11	Celta Vigo	27	11	5	11	40	45	-5	38
12	Las Palmas	28	9	8	11	44	45	-1	35
13	Real Betis	28	8	7	13	31	44	-13	31
14	Valencia	28	8	6	14	38	51	-13	30
15	Málaga	28	6	9	13	33	45	-12	27
16	Deportivo	28	6	9	13	31	43	-12	27
17	Leganes	28	6	8	14	22	41	-19	26
18	Sporting	28	5	6	17	31	57	-26	21
19	Granada	28	4	7	17	25	58	-33	19
20	Osasuna	28	1	8	19	28	67	-39	11