The pace is picking up at the top of La Liga with the leading pack, all in red-hot form, winning each of their football games on a weekend of few surprises.
It makes for a competitive race for the title, with at least four teams in the hunt, and for Asian Handicap Betting players there are plenty of ways to win.
Barcelona 2-0 Malaga
Barcelona needed a huge slice of luck to stay four points clear at the top amidst plenty of controversies as the ball was clearly out of play before Lucas Digne crossed for Gerard Deulofeu to score the opener. Andres Iniesta’s second-half strike took a deflection, but hey; a win is a win!
Valencia 4-0 Sevilla
Marcelino’s Valencia continued its excellent run of form with a 4-0 thrashing of Champions League hopefuls Sevilla. Goncalo Guedes scored his second in injury time to add to goals from Simone Zaza and Santi Mina. Valencia stays second.
Real Madrid 3-0 Eibar
A comfortable home win keeps Zinedine Zidane’s team in the chase, still five points from the top, and they got on the way thanks to a Paulo Oliveira own goal. Marco Asensio’s and Marcelo’s strike were much more pleasing to the eye as Los Blancos strolled to victory.
Celta Vigo 0-1 Atletico Madrid
Atletico shrugged off a disappointing run of draws with a hard-fought win against in-form Celta. The hosts were unbeaten in four after thumping Las Palmas last week, but Kevin Gameiro’s first goal of the season was the difference, though Iago Aspas came close for Celta.
Leganes 1-0 Athletic Club
Eleven points in five haves lifted Leganes up to fifth place in the Primera Liga after a single goal triumph, which extended Athletic Club’s winless run on the road to six games. Claudio Beauvue’s individual effort, beating two defenders before smashing home his winner, was worthy of three points.
Villarreal 4-0 Las Palmas
Las Palmas’ miserable run of form continued, but it was good news for the Yellow Submarine which has risen to sixth. After a goalless first half, Cedric Bakambu opened the scoring and Mario Gaspar made it two. Nicole Sansone rounded things off after an own goal had ended the contest.
Real Betis 2-0 Alaves
Real Betis are now five unbeaten after an Antonio Sanabria header and an own goal by the hapless Alexis Ruano wrapped up the points. It’s looking grim for Alaves, entrenched in the drop zone.
Levante 1-1 Getafe
A draw always looked a likely result in this mid-table clash, and so when Faycal Fajr opened the scoring for the visitors with a fine strike from outside the box, it was no surprise when Jose Luis Morales drew the hosts level four minutes later.
Real Sociedad 1-1 RCD Espanyol
In a game of two halves, Sociedad played the second with much more purpose after going behind to an early Leo Baptistao goal. Asier Illarramendi equalised on 69 minutes but was sent off in a bad-tempered finish as Real pushed for the winner in vain.
Deportivo La Coruna 1-2 Girona
Girona grabbed a valuable away win to pull away from the bottom three after Aday Benitez gave the visitors a great start from the spot when Raul Albentosa had conceded a first-half penalty. Early in the second period, Lucas Perez equalised with a penalty for Depor but then up popped Portu to slot home the winner.
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