| Real Madrid have moved to the top of the Liga table after beating Racing Santander 1-0 thanks to a close-range shot from Higain, while Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw by Athletic Bilbao.
Barcelona missed the chance to take the top spot back after letting a one-goal lead slip at San Mames. Alves put Barça ahead shortly after the break, but Athletic deservedly levelled matters nine minutes later.
Title-chasing Sevilla survived a late fightback from Tenerife to secure a 2-1 victory.
Andres Guardado scored a dramatic (and controversial) last-minute penalty to give Deportivo La Coruña all three points in a lively clash with Atlético Madrid.
Valencia moved back into the Primera Liga's top four, only four points adrift of the leaders, on Sunday with a convincing 3-1 victory over Osasuna in an action-packed encounter.
Villarreal secured a welcome 3-1 win over Real Valladolid to climb to the relative safety of mid-table after sitting precariously above the drop zone.
Getafe also secured maximum points from their clash with Espanyol, with a goal each from Maestre Pedro Rios and Casquero Paredes making it 2-0 at full time.
Real Mallorca also left it late in their meeting with Almeria, but ultimately emerged with a 3-1 success.
Struggling Xerez remain in trouble at the lower end of the table after they could only muster a goalless draw at home to Sporting Gijón.
Málaga continue to prop up the rest despite taking a point from a 1-1 draw with Real Zaragoza.
Results: Espanyol 0 Getafe 2 Mallorca 3 Almeria 1 Villarreal 3 Real Valladolid 1 Xerez 0 Sporting Gijon 0 Malaga 1 Real Zaragoza 1 Osasuna 1 Valencia 3 Athletic Bilbao 1 Barcelona 1 Deportivo 2 Atletico Madrid 1 Real Madrid 1 Racing Santander 0 Tenerife 1 Sevilla 2
Liga standings after 11 games: 1 Real Madrid 28 2 Barcelona 27 3 Sevilla 25 4 Valencia 24 5 Deportivo La Coruña 22 6 Real Mallorca 20 7 Sporting Gijón 17 8 Athletic Bilbao 17 9 Getafe 15 10 Espanyol 13 11 Villarreal 12 12 Osasuna 12 13 Almería 12 14 Real Zaragoza 12 15 Real Valladolid 10 16 Tenerife 10 17 Racing Santander 7 18 Atletico Madrid 7 19 Xerez 7 20 Málaga 6 Fixtures: Saturday 28th November 17:00 Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal 19:00 Valencia vs Mallorca 21:00 Sevilla vs Malaga Sunday 29th November 16:00 Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao 16:00 Getafe vs Xerez 16:00 Racing Santander vs Deportivo La Coruna 16:00 Real Zaragoza vs Osasuna 16:00 Valladolid vs Tenerife 18:00 Barcelona vs Real Madrid 20:00 Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol
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