Villa: At the double for Valencia
Valencia marched to the summit of the Primera Division table as they crushed sorry Numancia on Sunday.
Unai Emery's Valencia triumphed 4-0 over Numancia to capitalise on Villarreal's goalless draw with Espanyol 24 hours earlier.
Two goals from David Villa sandwiched strikes from Juan Mata and Vicente Rodríguez as Numancia slipped to the bottom of the division.
Barcelona saw off Athletic Bilbao 1-0 to make it five consecutive league victories.
Samuel Eto'o grabbed the encounter's decisive goal on 63 minutes, smashing home with aplomb after he was assisted by Thierry Henry's silky run and through ball.
Sevilla kept their unbeaten start to the season intact and climbed into second as they defeated Almeria at Mediterraneo Stadium.
Adriano was the hero for the visitors when his thumping drive founds its way past goalkeeper Diego in the 52nd minute.
Real Betis secured their first three points of the season as they overcame Real Mallorca 3-0 at Estadio Manuel Ruiz de Lopera.
Tamia opened the scoring after just two minutes before goals from Mariano Pavone and Achille Emana secured the success.
Malaga rose up the rankings to seventh after they ran out 2-1 winners over Getafe.
Roberto Soldado handed Getafe the advantage but Malaga turned the game on its headed via goals from Nabil Baha and Duda.
Sporting Gijon made it back-to-back victories as they recorded a 2-1 win over Osasuna.
Gonzalez Carmelo got Manuel Preciado Rebolledo's charges up and running and, while Osasuna hit back through Santiago Ezquerro, Mate Billic's conversion from the penalty spot proved decisive.
Real Valladolid avoided a third straight loss as they dug deep for a late draw against Recreativo Huelva.
Marco Ruben broke the deadlock but Manuel Victor restored parity in the 90th minute to ensure the sides went away with a point apiece.
Elsewhere, Racing Santander, who had Peter Luccin dismissed in the latter stages, recorded a 0-0 stalemate against Deportivo La Coruna.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Sunday 22nd November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Athletic Bilbao vs Barcelona |
| 16:00 | Deportivo La Coruna vs Atletico Madrid |
| 16:00 | Espanyol vs Getafe |
| 16:00 | Malaga vs Real Zaragoza |
| 16:00 | Mallorca vs Almeria |
| 16:00 | Osasuna vs Valencia |
| 16:00 | Real Madrid vs Racing Santander |
| 16:00 | Tenerife vs Sevilla |
| 16:00 | Villarreal vs Valladolid |
| 16:00 | Xerez vs Sporting Gijon |
| Sunday 29th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| 16:00 | Almeria vs Athletic Bilbao |
| 16:00 | Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol |
| 16:00 | Barcelona vs Real Madrid |
| 16:00 | Getafe vs Xerez |
| 16:00 | Racing Santander vs Deportivo La Coruna |
| 16:00 | Real Zaragoza vs Osasuna |
| 16:00 | Sevilla vs Malaga |
| 16:00 | Sporting Gijon vs Villarreal |
| 16:00 | Valencia vs Mallorca |
| 16:00 | Valladolid vs Tenerife |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Sunday 8th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Sevilla 3 - 2 Villarreal | |
| Valencia 3 - 1 Real Zaragoza | |
| Almeria 2 - 0 Osasuna | |
| Racing Santander 0 - 2 Athletic Bilbao | |
| Sporting Gijon 1 - 0 Espanyol | |
| Valladolid 0 - 0 Xerez | |
| Saturday 7th November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Atletico Madrid 2 - 3 Real Madrid | |
| Barcelona 4 - 2 Mallorca | |
| Getafe 0 - 2 Deportivo La Coruna | |
| Tenerife 2 - 2 Malaga | |
| Sunday 1st November | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 1 Sporting Gijon | |
| Malaga 0 - 1 Valencia | |
| Real Zaragoza 2 - 1 Almeria | |
| Mallorca 1 - 0 Racing Santander | |
| Espanyol 1 - 1 Valladolid | |
| Villarreal 5 - 0 Tenerife | |
| Saturday 31st October | |
| Spanish Primera Liga | |
| Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 Atletico Madrid | |
| Osasuna 1 - 1 Barcelona | |
| Xerez 0 - 2 Sevilla | |
| Real Madrid 2 - 0 Getafe | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barcelona | 10 | 26 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 10 | 25 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 10 | 22 |
| 4 | Valencia | 10 | 21 |
| 5 | Deportivo La Coruna | 10 | 19 |
| 6 | Real Mallorca | 10 | 17 |
| 7 | Sporting Gijon | 10 | 16 |
| 8 | Athletic Bilbao | 10 | 16 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 10 | 13 |
| 10 | Osasuna | 10 | 12 |
| 11 | Almeria | 10 | 12 |
| 12 | Getafe | 10 | 12 |
| 13 | Real Zaragoza | 10 | 11 |
| 14 | Real Valladolid | 10 | 10 |
| 15 | Tenerife | 10 | 10 |
| 16 | Villarreal | 10 | 9 |
| 17 | Racing Santander | 10 | 7 |
| 18 | Atletico Madrid | 10 | 7 |
| 19 | Xerez | 10 | 6 |
| 20 | Malaga | 10 | 5 |
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Sevilla closed on top spot with a win over Villarreal whilst Valencia kept up the chase against Real Zaragoza.
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