Barca's stumbling form continued as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Cadiz on Thursday and ended the game with 10 men after Frenkie de Jong was sent off.
Achraf Hakimi struck deep in stoppage time to earn Paris St Germain a 2-1 victory at bottom side Metz and maintain their perfect Ligue 1 record this season.
Under-pressure Barcelona boss Ronald Koeman pleaded for patience in an unusual press conference on Wednesday, amid mounting doubt over his future at the Nou Camp.
Luis Suarez hit two late goals as Atletico Madrid hit back from behind to sink struggling Getafe 2-1 and climb back to the top of La Liga.
Ronald Koeman warned "this is not the Barcelona of eight years ago" after facing criticism of the club's style of play.
Defender Ronald Araujo came to Barcelona's rescue with a last-gasp equaliser to deny lowly Granada a second successive La Liga victory at the Nou Camp.
Mauricio Pochettino has defended his decision to sub off Lionel Messi in PSG's late 2-1 win over Lyon on Sunday, while Real Madrid brilliantly fought back at Valencia.
Przemyslaw Frankowski earned Lens their first victory over Lille for 15 years in a derby marred by crowd trouble, while Bayern Munich and Inter both racked up big wins.
Karim Benzema netted a hat-trick as Real Madrid capped their return to the refurbished Santiago Bernabeu stadium with a 5-2 comeback win over Celta Vigo.
Barcelona, Real Madrid and Athletic Bilbao all announced on Friday that they were challenging La Liga's private equity investment deal with CVC.
| # | Team | Pl | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R Madrid | 6 | 13 | 16 |
| 2 | A Madrid | 6 | 4 | 14 |
| 3 | Sociedad | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 4 | Sevilla | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 5 | Valencia | 6 | 4 | 10 |
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