| Barcelona have yet to lose in the league this season and bounced back from their midweek UEFA Champions League disappointment in Russia to see off Real Mallorca 4-2 at Camp Nou.
Real Madrid are just a point behind Barça after they won a thrilling derby against city rivals Atletico Madrid 3-2, leaving Quique Sanchez Flores' side languishing inside the relegation zone as a result.
Deportivo La Coruña have now won five of their last seven Primera Liga fixtures after overcoming Getafe 2-0 with nine men.
Málaga continue to prop up the table after they were held 2-2 at Tenerife.
Sevilla closed on top spot with a win over Villarreal a determined Villarreal side 3-2 at the Sanchez Pizjuan.
Valencia consolidated their fourth place in the Liga table after a convincing 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza at the Mestalla Stadium. Juan Manuel Mata, David Villa and Pablo Hernandez all found the scoresheet in an impressive display by the home side which extended their unbeaten run to nine games in all competitions.
Strugglers Racing Santander crashed to their third successive defeat (0-2) against Athletic Bilbao at El Sardinero.
Xerez continue to linger at the wrong end of the table having been held to a goalless draw against Valladolid. Xerez have not won a single game on the road this term and are without a win in their last four games.
Sporting Gijón continue to reign supreme at home having notched a narrow 1-0 win over Espanyol.
Almería, meanwhile, ended a disappointing losing run with a 2-0 win over in-form Osasuna.
Results: Saturday 7th November Atlético Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca Getafe 0 - 2 Deportivo La Coruña Tenerife 2 - 2 Málaga Sunday 8th November Sevilla 3 - 2 Villarreal Valencia 3 - 1 Real Zaragoza Almería 2 - 0 Osasuna Racing Santander 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao Sporting Gijón 1 - 0 Espanyol Valladolid 0 - 0 Xerez
Liga standings after 10 games: 1 Barcelona 26 2 Real Madrid 25 3 Sevilla 22 4 Valencia 21 5 Deportivo La Coruna 19 6 Real Mallorca 17 7 Sporting Gijon 16 8 Athletic Bilbao 16 9 Espanyol 13 10 Osasuna 12 11 Almeria 12 12 Getafe 12 13 Real Zaragoza 11 14 Real Valladolid 10 15 Tenerife 10 16 Villarreal 9 17 Racing Santander 7 18 Atletico Madrid 7 19 Xerez 6 20 Malaga 5
Fixtures: Sunday 22nd November 16:00 Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona 16:00 Deportivo La Coruna vs Atletico Madrid 16:00 Espanyol vs Getafe 16:00 Malaga vs Real Zaragoza 16:00 Mallorca vs Almeria 16:00 Osasuna vs Valencia 16:00 Real Madrid vs Racing Santander 16:00 Tenerife vs Sevilla 16:00 Villarreal vs Valladolid 16:00 Xerez vs Sporting Gijon
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