Today four more matches of the 20th round of the Spanish championship were played. The day started with a match between "Deportivo" and "Granada" in La Coruña. In these matches, tough draws were recorded with a final score of 2-2. The point helped "Deportivo" to slightly distance themselves from the relegation zone, while the Granada team's footballers were able to approach the other teams in the zone. In the match held in Bilbao, the local "Athletic" clarified their relations with the "Malaga" team, occupying the seventh position in the tournament table. With the teams exchanging goals as the match approached its end, the scoreboard also recorded a draw. Meanwhile, Barcelona's "Espanyol" defeated one of the league's outsiders, "Almeria", by 3-0 at home. The most anticipated matches of the day were the last ones to start. "Valencia", occupying the fourth position in the tournament table, and "Sevilla", in the fifth position, met in these matches. At the "Mestalla" stadium after a fierce battle, marked by 11 yellow cards, the home team triumphed immediately. Dani Parejo contributed with a double to Valencia's victory. It is also worth mentioning that there were three penalty kicks in the match, and the visitor's forward Carlos Bacca was accurate only once out of two. Results: "Deportivo" 2 - 2 "Granada" [0-1] 7' Piti [1-1] 34' Jose Rodriguez [2-1] 38' Lucas [2-2] 83' Robert Ibanez 87' Luis Farina ("Deportivo") sent off "Athletic" 1 - 1 "Malaga" [1-0] 70' Mikel San Jose [1-1] 78' Javi Guerra "Espanyol" 3 - 0 "Almeria" [1-0] 37' Cristian Stuani [2-0] 40' Cristian Stuani [3-0] 74' Felipe Caicedo "Valencia" 3 - 1 "Sevilla" [1-0] 18' Dani Parejo (from penalty kick) [2-0] 33' Dani Parejo [2-1] 37' Carlos Bacca (from penalty kick) 41' Carlos Bacca ("Sevilla") missed penalty kick [3-1] 56' Javi Fuego
