On Sunday, four matches of the 23rd round of the "Primera" league were played in Spain. The first match at the "Mestalla" stadium took place at 13:00 Lithuanian time. "Valencia" narrowly defeated Madrid's "Getafe" in front of their own fans. The "Bats" looked better throughout the match and created more dangerous opportunities, but they managed to score the decisive goal only in the 71st minute, when a foul was committed in the penalty area against Alvaro Negredo, who then converted the penalty kick. After the victory, "Valencia" rose to fourth place, increasing their lead over "Sevilla" to two points. In other matches, Spanish vice-champions "Barcelona" showed no mercy to Valencia's "Levante" in front of their own fans and crushed them 5-0. For the Argentine Lionel Messi, it was his 300th match in the Spanish championship, and it was a very successful one for the forward. The 27-year-old player provided an assist to Neymar and himself scored three goals. One of his goals came from the penalty spot. Luis Suarez added the final goal in the 73rd minute. Meanwhile, Madrid's "Atletico" unexpectedly lost 0-2 to Vigo's "Celta" on the road. Results: "Valencia" 1 - 0 "Getafe" 71' [1 - 0] A.Negredo (penalty) "Barcelona" 5 - 0 "Levante" 17' [1 - 0] Neymar 38' [2 - 0] L.Messi 59' [3 - 0] L.Messi 65' [4 - 0] L.Messi (penalty) 73' [5 - 0] L.Suarez "Rayo Vallecano" 2 - 0 "Villarreal" 51' [1 - 0] A.Bueno 69' [2 - 0] G.Kakuta "Celta Vigo" 2 - 0 "Atletico Madrid" 59' [1 - 0] D.Nolito (penalty) 71' [2 - 0] F.Orellana Standings:
