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Five things we learned from LaLiga this weekend

Real Madrid remain six points clear at the top of La Liga after Sergio Ramos's late leveller earned a 1-1 draw at Barcelona in El Clasico on a weekend in which none of the top six won. Here we take a look at what we learned from week 14 in La Liga.

Real were also off colour on Saturday but extend their lead gap despite a performance so bad even coach Zinedine Zidane admitted it was one to "forget" as "a bit of everything went wrong." A 2-1 win over a Sporting Gijon side now 10 games without a win wa
After years of feeling hard done by on their trips to San Sebastian, Barca finally had luck on their side despite their winless streak at Anoeta stretching to eight games over the past nine years. Barca boss Luis Enrique described the result as a "miracle
Back-to-back league defeats for the first time in four years and a first ever run of five La Liga games without a clean sheet forced Atletico boss Diego Simeone to go back to basics. The Argentine's success over the past five years has been built on rock
Since a nine-game unbeaten run came to an end at Eibar on October 30, Villarreal have lost three of their last four. Villarreal's realistic hopes of Champions League football for next season is to beat out high-flying Sevilla to fourth place, but Sunday's
Valencia were beaten again, 2=1 at Sevilla, but remain two points above the relegation zone thanks to the incompetence of those below them. Defeats for Deportivo la Coruna, Sporting Gijon, Osasuna and Granada this weekend means they have won just a combin
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Off colour Madrid extend lead at top

Real were also off colour on Saturday but extend their lead gap despite a performance so bad even coach Zinedine Zidane admitted it was one to "forget" as "a bit of everything went wrong." A 2-1 win over a Sporting Gijon side now 10 games without a win wa

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Barça's Anoeta hoodoo goes on

After years of feeling hard done by on their trips to San Sebastian, Barca finally had luck on their side despite their winless streak at Anoeta stretching to eight games over the past nine years. Barca boss Luis Enrique described the result as a "miracle

Foto: VINCENT WEST / REUTERS

Atleti back to basics and back on track

Back-to-back league defeats for the first time in four years and a first ever run of five La Liga games without a clean sheet forced Atletico boss Diego Simeone to go back to basics. The Argentine's success over the past five years has been built on rock

Foto: PAULINO ORIBE / DIARIO AS

Villarreal fall back to earth after unbeaten run

Since a nine-game unbeaten run came to an end at Eibar on October 30, Villarreal have lost three of their last four. Villarreal's realistic hopes of Champions League football for next season is to beat out high-flying Sevilla to fourth place, but Sunday's

Foto: ANGEL SANCHEZ / DIARIO AS

Valencia lucky not to be in even deeper trouble

Valencia were beaten again, 2=1 at Sevilla, but remain two points above the relegation zone thanks to the incompetence of those below them. Defeats for Deportivo la Coruna, Sporting Gijon, Osasuna and Granada this weekend means they have won just a combin

Foto: TONI RODRIGUEZ / DIARIO AS

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