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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La Liga Standing
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Team
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GP
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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PTS
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1
|
|
27
|
20
|
5
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2
|
71
|
28
|
43
|
65
|
||
2
|
|
28
|
19
|
6
|
3
|
81
|
25
|
56
|
63
|
||
3
|
|
28
|
17
|
6
|
5
|
52
|
34
|
18
|
57
|
||
4
|
|
28
|
16
|
7
|
5
|
52
|
23
|
29
|
55
|
||
5
|
|
28
|
13
|
9
|
6
|
39
|
20
|
19
|
48
|
||
6
|
|
28
|
15
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3
|
10
|
42
|
39
|
3
|
48
|
||
7
|
|
28
|
13
|
5
|
10
|
35
|
32
|
3
|
44
|
||
8
|
|
28
|
11
|
8
|
9
|
44
|
39
|
5
|
41
|
||
9
|
|
28
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
40
|
39
|
1
|
40
|
||
10
|
|
28
|
10
|
10
|
8
|
29
|
33
|
-4
|
40
|
||
11
|
|
27
|
11
|
5
|
11
|
40
|
45
|
-5
|
38
|
||
12
|
|
28
|
9
|
8
|
11
|
44
|
45
|
-1
|
35
|
||
13
|
|
28
|
8
|
7
|
13
|
31
|
44
|
-13
|
31
|
||
14
|
|
28
|
8
|
6
|
14
|
38
|
51
|
-13
|
30
|
||
15
|
|
28
|
6
|
9
|
13
|
33
|
45
|
-12
|
27
|
||
16
|
|
28
|
6
|
9
|
13
|
31
|
43
|
-12
|
27
|
||
17
|
|
28
|
6
|
8
|
14
|
22
|
41
|
-19
|
26
|
||
18
|
|
28
|
5
|
6
|
17
|
31
|
57
|
-26
|
21
|
||
19
|
|
28
|
4
|
7
|
17
|
25
|
58
|
-33
|
19
|
||
20
|
|
28
|
1
|
8
|
19
|
28
|
67
|
-39
|
11
|