Real Madrid go level with Barcelona after convincing LaLiga victory

Real Madrid moved level on points with Barcelona at the top of LaLiga after a convincing 3-0 win over Villarreal on Saturday.

Federico Valverde broke the deadlock after 28 minutes, before Arda Guler doubled Real Madrid’s advantage with 36 minutes played. Kylian Mbappe completed the scoring in the 75th minute.

The match was played at Mestalla, where Valencia were reduced to 10 men when Jose Gaya was sent off in the 79th minute.

Real Madrid now have 30 points from 12 games. Barcelona can move clear again when they play Atletico Madrid on Sunday, having played one match fewer.

Espanyol and Deportivo shared a goalless draw at the RCDE Stadium. The result left Espanyol 13th with 15 points, while Deportivo ended the day in eighth place with 12 points.

Athletic Club were held to a 1-1 draw by Osasuna at El Sadar Stadium after a late equaliser from Alejandro Catena cancelled out Nico Williams’ opener.

Williams put Athletic ahead in the 84th minute, but Catena struck in the 90th minute to earn Osasuna a point.

Athletic remain seventh in the league standings with 16 points from 11 games. Osasuna are 15th, with 12 points from 12 matches.

Malaga’s difficult season continued with a 2-1 home defeat by Racing Santander.

Carlos Dotor gave the bottom side the lead after 28 minutes, but Racing Santander overturned the deficit after half-time. Iker Luque Sierra equalised in the 50th minute before Yassir Zabiri scored the winner 10 minutes later.

Malaga remain bottom of the standings with five points from 12 games, while Athletic are seventh with 16 points from 11 matches.

Saturday’s LaLiga results:

Valencia 0-3 Real Madrid

Espanyol 0-0 Deportivo

Osasuna 1-1 Athletic

Malaga 1-2 Racing Santander