Barcelona looked like taking maximum points from their away game at Osasuna, but an unfortunate own goal from Gerard Pique deep into stoppage time forced them to settle for a 1-1 draw, cutting their lead at the top of the table to just one point.

Second place Real Madrid were no doubt delighted with the result which enabled them to close the gap on the leaders with their 2-0 win over Getafe.

Sevilla remain third in the table after defeating struggling Xerez 2-0.

Atlético Madrid's poor season continued as they hit the woodwork twice in the dying minutes of the game, ultimately going down 1-0 at Athletic Bilbao.

Valencia consolidated their fourth spot in La Liga with a 1-0 win over bottom of the table Málaga, the only goal of the match coming from David Navarro.

Real Mallorca's excellent run continued with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Racing Santander which keeps them up in the fifth spot.

Deportivo La Coruña squandered a chance to climb above Mallorca in the final game of the evening being held 1-1 by Sporting Gijón despite leading for most of the second half.

Real Valladolid grabbed a last-minute equaliser against Espanyol to secure a 1-1 draw and a valuable point.

Real Zaragoza clinched a 2-1 home win over Almería and Villarreal's reversal of fortunes continued as they hammered Tenerife 5-0 at El Madrigal (picture).

Results:
Real Madrid 2 Getafe 0
Osasuna 1 Barcelona 1
Xerez 0 Sevilla 2
Athletic Bilbao 1 Atletico Madrid 0
Deportivo La Coruna 1-1 Sporting Gijon
Espanyol 1-1 Valladolid
Malaga 0-1 Valencia
Real Mallorca 1-0 Racing Santander
Real Zaragoza 2-1 Almeria
Villarreal 5-0 Tenerife

Liga standings after 9 games:
1  Barcelona 23 
2  Real Madrid 22
3  Sevilla 19
4  Valencia 18
5  Real Mallorca 17
6  Deportivo La Coruña 16  
7  Sporting Gijón 13
8  Espanyol 13 
9  Athletic Bilbao 13 
10 Osasuna 12
11 Getafe 12
12 Real Zaragoza 11
13 Villarreal 9 
14 Real Valladolid 9  
15 Almería 9
16 Tenerife 9  
17 Racing Santander 7  
18 Atlético Madrid 7  
19 Xerez 5  
20 Málaga 4

Fixtures:
Saturday 7th November
17:00 Getafe vs Deportivo La Coruña
17:00 Tenerife vs Málaga
19:00 Barcelona vs Mallorca
21:00 Atlético Madrid vs Real Madrid
Sunday 8th November
16:00 Almería vs Osasuna
16:00 Racing Santander vs Athletic Bilbao
16:00 Sporting Gijón vs Espanyol
16:00 Valladolid vs Xerez
18:00 Valencia vs Real Zaragoza
20:00 Sevilla vs Villarreal