On Sunday, in the earliest played matches of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" competition of the XXXIII round, the players of "Malaga" won an important victory.
Manuel Pellegrini's team defeated Santander's "Racing" with a score of 1-2 away, rising to sixteenth place in the tournament table.
In the late evening matches, Madrid's "Atletico" and "Sevilla" teams celebrated victories.
Results:
"Hercules" 1 - 0 La Coruña's "Deportivo" 59' [1 - 0] T.F. Gomes
"Mallorca" 2 - 0 Madrid's "Getafe" 25' [1 - 0] J.C. Nunes 67' [2 - 0] A. Ienaga
Santander "Racing" 1 - 2 "Malaga" 32' [0 - 1] J. Baptista 35' [0 - 2] S. Fernandez 73' [1 - 2] M. Rosenberg
Gijon's "Sporting" 1 - 0 Barcelona's "Espanyol" 70' [1 - 0] N. Novo
Madrid's "Atletico" 4 - 1 Valencia's "Levante" 19' [1 - 0] M.T. Elias 39' [1 - 1] F. Caicedo (from the penalty spot) 50' [2 - 1] S. Aguero 70' [3 - 1] S. Aguero (from the penalty spot) 84' [4 - 1] G.A. Munua (own goal)
"Sevilla" 3 - 2 "Villarreal" 9' [1 - 0] I. Rakitic 14' [2 - 0] A. Negredo 56' [2 - 1] C. Marchena 62' [3 - 1] Romaric 73' [3 - 2] G. Rossi
C. Marchena ("Villarreal") was sent off the field in the 85th minute.