Sunday 24 January 2016 22:22, UK
Gary Neville's winless streak in La Liga as Valencia boss was extended to seven games despite Alvaro Negredo's 93rd minute equaliser in a 1-1 draw at Deportivo la Coruna.
The result means Valencia remain a mammoth 16 points off fourth place in 11th as their run without a league win since November 7 continued at Deportivo.
Lucas Perez coolly slotted home his 13th goal of the season to give the home side a deserved half-time lead.
However, Neville's men again came from behind to salvage a point for the fifth time in his seven league games in charge when Negredo powered home Dani Parejo's cross with virtually the last action of the game.
Meanwhile, Atletico Madrid spurned the chance to move back on top as they failed to break down 10-man Sevilla in a 0-0 draw at the Vicente Calderon.
A point means Atletico and Barcelona are now level on points at the top of the table ahead of their meeting at the Nou Camp next weekend, although Barca also have a game in hand on both sides from the capital.
Antoine Griezmann had Atletico's best effort when he headed against the post early in the second-half, but the hosts failed to take advantage after Vitolo was shown a second yellow card just after the hour mark.
Even after the red card the hosts struggled to open up the Sevilla defence, but a well-worked free-kick freed Yannick Ferreira Carrasco inside the area and his fierce shot was brilliantly saved by Sergio Rico.
In the early kick-off, Athletic Bilbao gunned down high-flying Eibar 5-2 in a Basque derby at San Mames.
Borja gave Eibar the lead early on but the visitors found themselves 3-1 down by the break, Aritz Adruiz, Sabin Merino Zuloaga and Aymeric Laporte on target for Bilbao.
Borja briefly reduced the deficit with a penalty in the 50th minute after Keko had been brought down by Laporte but Adruiz's second of the match restored the two-goal cushion two minutes later.
An own goal from Mauro Dos Santos 10 minutes from time extended Bilbao's lead as they moved up to eighth, just two points behind Eibar.
The final game of the day saw Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid held to a 1-1 draw at Real Betis. Alvaro Cedujo volleyed the hosts in front in the seventh minute before Karim Benzema equalised with 20 minutes to play.
