Madrid as Marcelino's men saw their winning streak
continue.
Rafael Benitez was denied a winning return to the Mestalla on
Sunday as Real Madrid were held 2-2 by Valencia while
Villarreal left it late to beat Deportivo la Coruna 2-1.
Benitez has come under pressure after a mixed season in
Madrid but was afforded a generous welcome at a club he
helped to two La Liga titles.
Madrid led 16 minutes in when Karim Benzema swept home
after a slick move involving Cristiano Ronaldo and Gareth Bale
only for Dani Parejo to level from the spot before half-time.
After Mateo Kovacic was dismissed for a lunge on Andre Gomes
shortly after the hour, Bale thought he had snatched the points
when he headed in Toni Kroos' cross but Paco Alcacer was
Valencia's hero - earning Gary Neville's side a deserved point
seven minutes from time.
Madrid's third consecutive winless game on the road allowed
Villarreal to move within a point as Bruno's brace downed
Deportivo.
The Spaniard's opener was cancelled out by Luis Alberto shortly
after the break but his penalty in the final minute extended
Villarreal's winning run in La Liga to five matches.
Their success at the Riazor allowed Athletic Bilbao to move up
to sixth thanks to their 2-2 draw with Las Palmas.
The hosts will perhaps feel unfortunate not to have claimed all
three points, having twice led through Aritz Aduriz and Inaki
Williams but Las Palmas gained a valuable point thanks
to goals from Vicente Gomez and Tana.
Eibar picked up their first away league win since October with a
thumping 4-0 victory at Real Betis - Ander Capa opening the
scoring after just three minutes before Keko, Adrian and Borja
Baston completed the rout.
Pepe Mel suggested he would resign after their winless run was
extended to six but Betis remain above Real Sociedad who
could only hold lowly Rayo Vallecano 2-2 in Madrid.
After a run of five straight defeats - including a 10-2 hammering
by Real Madrid - the hosts saw goals from Diego Llorente and
Jozabed cancelled out by Aritz Elustondo and Bruma - the latter
following up his strike at the Bernabeu from Wednesday.
Sevilla's mini-revival came to a halt at Granada as first-half
goals from Isaac Success and Adalberto Penaranda helped
ensure a 2-1 win at Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes.
Vitolo pulled one back for the visitors early in the second half
but Unai Emery's men failed to claim a point - seeing Adil Rami
earn a second yellow card a minute from time.
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