Overview
- Real Madrid beat Valencia 4-0 at the Bernabéu with a Mbappé double, a long-range strike from Jude Bellingham and a late goal by Álvaro Carreras, while Vinícius Jr. had a penalty saved.
- Barcelona responded by defeating Elche 3-1 through goals from Lamine Yamal, Ferran Torres and Marcus Rashford to climb back into second place.
- The gap at the top stands at five points after Barcelona’s win, trimming Real Madrid’s earlier seven-point cushion from the previous day.
- Atlético Madrid recorded a third straight league victory by overcoming Sevilla 3-0 with goals from Álvarez (penalty), Almada and Griezmann.
- Villarreal thrashed Rayo Vallecano 4-0 to briefly move second before Barcelona’s result, as Real now turns to Liverpool on Tuesday and Barça visits Bruges on Wednesday in the Champions League.