Barcelona got back to winning ways this weekend with a 6-1 rout of Deportivo Alaves. Real Madrid, meanwhile, are keeping pace after a routine 3-0 win at Racing Santander. At the other end of the table, Valencia picked up a much-needed win at Elche.
Getty Images SportLaLiga MD11 roundup: Barca hammer Alaves, Real Madrid cruise at Racing
Getty Images SportBarcelona 6-1 Deportivo Alaves
Barca put last weekend's El Clásico defeat out of their minds and mauled Deportivo Alavés by a 6-1 scoreline. Lamine Yamal shone with a brace and an assist, while skipper Raphinha also chipped in with two goals.
Getty Images SportRacing Santander 0-3 Real Madrid
Los Blancos followed their 2-1 win over Barcelona with a routine 3-0 success at Racing Santander. First-half strikes from Kylian Mbappe, Jude Bellingham and Yan Diomande made the points safe for Jose Mourinho's men, who have now won six matches on the bounce across all competitions, since a 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid.
Getty Images SportLevante 0-2 Atletico Madrid
The Atleti machine keeps rolling with yet another clean sheet win. Diego Simeone's side's last four wins across all competitions have all been accompanied by shutouts. They remain just two points adrift of Barcelona thanks to goals in this game from Alejandro Grimaldo and Giuliano Simeone. That's now seven LaLiga wins on the bounce for the Rojiblancos.
Getty Images SportRayo Vallecano 3-0 Celta Vigo
Jorge de Frutos scored a brace for Vallecano to secure a key 3-0 win over Celta Vigo. Vallecano now pull level with Vigo on 12 points. Both sides will likely be looking down rather than up in the fight to survive relegation.
Getty Images SportAthletic Bilbao 2-1 Real Sociedad
Bilbao won the first all-Basque derby of the season thanks to an early goal from club legend Inaki Williams and a penalty late in first-half stoppage time from Alex Berenguer.
Other results from LaLiga this past weekend:
- Villarreal 0-1 Espanyol
- Real Betis 2-1 Malaga
- Getafe 3-1 Sevilla
- Elche 0-1 Valencia
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