Four matches of the 9th round were played in the Spanish "Primera" league.
The country's champion club "Barcelona" clashed at home with the team "Eibar". Luis Enrique's players faced resistance from the visitors, but managed to secure a victory with a score of 3-1.
In the 10th minute, "Eibar" took the lead, but after a shaky start, one of the leaders of the Catalan team, Luis Suarez, took the initiative. He equalized the score in the 21st minute and allowed the hosts to take the lead at the start of the second half.
In the 84th minute, "Barca" were reduced to ten players when Javier Mascherano was sent off, but this did not deter the hosts and just two minutes later, L. Suarez put the final nail in the coffin in this match.
"Barcelona" and Madrid "Real" team both have 21 points, but due to a better goal difference, the leaders are the royal team.
In other matches, San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad" humiliated Valencia's "Levante", while "Villarreal" failed to beat "Las Palmas".
The last match took place at the "Vicente Calderon" stadium, where Madrid's "Atletico" and "Valencia" teams clashed. Diego Simeone's players proved their superiority with a 2-1 score against "Bats".
In the 40th minute, "Rojiblancos" were already enjoying a two-goal lead, thanks to goals from Jackson Martinez and Yannick Ferreira. In the 72nd minute, Paco Alcacer brought intrigue back, but "Valencia" failed to score another goal to even the score.
Results:
"Barcelona" 3 - 1 "Eibar"
10' [0 - 1] B.Baston
21' [1 - 1] L.Suarez
48' [2 - 1] L.Suarez
85' [3 - 1] L.Suarez
83' J.Mascherano ("Barcelona") sent off
"Levante" 0 - 4 "Real Sociedad"
8' [0 - 1] C.Vela
35' [0 - 2] I.Agirretxe
82' [0 - 3] A.Illarramendi
84' [0 - 4] C.Vela
90' Deyverson ("Levante") sent off
"Las Palmas" 0 - 0 "Villarreal"
"Atletico Madrid" 2 - 1 "Valencia"
32' [1 - 0] J.Martinez
40' [2 - 0] Y.Ferreira
72' [2 - 1] P.Alcacer (penalty)
League table:
