A review of the weekend's action so far in the Spanish Primera Division.
Barcelona slipped four points behind Primera Division leaders Real Madrid after drawing a blank on a damp and luckless afternoon atGetafe.
Luis Enrique's side could even have lost the game in the final seconds of stoppage time as substitute Alvaro Vazquez muscled his way towards goal, but the final whistle was blown before the striker could get his shot away, with the game ending 0-0.
The result means Real Madrid are guaranteed to be top of the table at Christmas, while Atletico Madrid could go level on points with Barcelona if they beat Villarreal on Sunday.
Valencia returned to winning ways in style by producing a blistering first-half performance to see off Rayo Vallecano 3-0 at the Mestalla.
Sofiane Feghouli opened the scoring for Nuno's side after 13 minutes and then struck again from close range on 35 minutes, with Pablo Piatti hitting the third immediately after.
The only blemish for the hosts was Andre Gomes getting sent off in the second half for two bookable offences, but overall this was a convincing display from a Valencia side who had last won a league game at the start of November.
The clash between Cordoba and Levante went to script as two of the lowest scoring teams in the Primera Division played out a 0-0 draw at the Nuevo Arcangel.
Samu's first-half header proved enough as Malaga claimed a 1-0 victory overCelta Vigo at La Rosaleda.
Javi Gracia's men made it two wins from two as they built on last weekend's 1-0 triumph at Deportivo La Coruna to condemn their opponents to their fourth-straight Primera Division defeat.
The three points moved Malaga up into sixth, while Celta remain two spots further back in a close mid-table position.
Two late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo helped Real Madrid increase their Spanish record run to 20 straight wins with a 4-1 triumph at struggling Almeriaon Friday night.
Carlo Ancelotti's men ensured they would end their domestic year in style but only after a scare as Almeria striker Verza briefly drew his team level and could have done so again had he not missed a second half penalty.
Almeria held out for 33 minutes before Isco gave Real Madrid the lead with a right-foot finish from a Karim Benzema corner, before the hosts made it 1-1 thanks to Verza.
The home side were level for less than three minutes before Gareth Bale restored Real's advantage with a header from a cross by Toni Kroos.
Ronaldo eventually made the game safe in the 81st minute when he was played in by Benzema and fired past Ruben to put his side 3-1 ahead.
With the home side quickly tiring, Ronaldo made it four two minutes from time with a shot from the right side of the box after a lay-off by Daniel Carvajal.
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