Valencia were held to a frustrating 1-1 draw away in Pamplona against Osasuna. The three points looked as if they were going to Valencia when Roberto Soldado struck with five minutes left. However Lolo levelled in added time and to rub salt into the wounds David Albelda was given his marching orders as a result. Valencia remain 3rd but are nine points off Barcelona.
Real Mallorca responded to their copa del rey mid-week defeat by claiming a 1-0 win over Rayo Vallecano at the Terasa Riveiro. The goal came from defender Iván Ramis, a goal which lifts Mallorca to 14th.
The big game of the day was down on the costa del sol as Málaga hosted Barcelona. The game was tight enough until Barcelona found the breakthrough goal on 34 minutes with Lionel Messi striking. Chilean Aléxis Sánchez made it 2-0 just after the break before Messi got his 2nd just minutes later. Messi completed a fantastic hat-trick with ten minutes left which meant Rondón's late goal for Málaga was nothing more than consolation.
Levante missed the chance to close the gap on Valencia as bottom side Real Zaragoza held them to a 0-0 draw. Levante stay 4th but four points behind rivals Valencia in 3rd while Zaragoza remain bottom.
Sunday's late game saw Athletic Bilbao travel south to Real Madrid looking to extend their unbeaten run and close in on the champions league spots. They took and early lead through Fernando Llorente but Real were soon back on level terms as Marcelo found a gap in the heart of the Bilbao defense. A penalty from Cristiano Ronaldo just after the break gave Real the lead and when Óscar De Marcos was sent-off, Ronaldo converted another penalty to effectively seal the game. José Callejon came off the bench to grab another goal for himself to make it 4-1.
Sunday January 22nd:
Osasuna 1-1 Valencia
Rayo Vallecano 0-1 Real Mallorca
Málaga 1-4 Barcelona
Levante 0-0 Real Zaragoza
Real Madrid 4-1 Athletic Bilbao
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