In the last five matches of the 8th round of the Spanish "La Liga" on Sunday. At home, Madrid's "Real" team's loss was taken advantage of by another team from the capital - "Atletico". Diego Simeone's team defeated Seville's "Real Betis" with a minimal margin and moved up to third place. The victory for "rojiblancos" was brought by Angel Correa's goal in the 74th minute of the match. Ronaldo's team, "Real Valladolid", also achieved their third consecutive victory. Valladolid's city footballers also defeated "Huesca" by a minimal margin and climbed to seventh place. In other matches, "Sevilla" showed superiority with a 2:1 result against Vigo's "Celta". This victory led the Andalusians to unprecedented heights - with "Barca" losing points, "Sevilla" became the sole leader of the league with 16 points. The last time this team was in this position was in the 2005-06 season. Also, three points were added to the fifth-place Barcelona team "Espanyol". In the last evening match, "Barcelona" failed to learn from the mistakes of Madrid's "Real" team and also remained without a victory. The Catalans didn't lose, but were unable to secure a victory for the fourth consecutive match. The Catalans played away against "Valencia". The "bats" gained the advantage in the 2nd minute after Ezequiel Garay's header. However, in the 23rd minute Lionel Messi equalized with a great shot. "Barca" controlled the events on the field for the rest of the match, but practically had no clear chances. The match ended in a 1:1 draw. In Spain, this season is marked by an incredibly fierce battle for the leadership position - only four points separate the eighth place from the first position. Results: "Valencia" 1 - 1 "Barcelona" 2' [1 - 0] E. Garay 23' [1 - 1] L. Messi "Atletico" 1 - 0 "Real Betis" 74' [1 - 0] A. Correa "Real Valladolid" 1 - 0 "Huesca" 28' [1 - 0] R. Alcaraz "Espanyol" 3 - 1 "Villarreal" 7' [1 - 0] H. Perez 45' [1 - 1] K. Ekambi 79' [2 - 1] S. Darder 90+2' [3 - 1] P. Piatti "Sevilla" 2 - 1 "Celta" 39' [1 - 0] P. Sarabia 61' [2 - 0] W. Ben Yedder 85' [2 - 1] S. Boufal 59' N. Araujo ("Celta") sent off the field League table:
