Cristiano Ronaldo spoilt a stellar two-goal display by getting sent off for a stray elbow as Real Madrid closed to within five points of league leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 win over Malaga at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday. It was all going swimmingly for Ronaldo who had ended a run of three games without a goal with a quick-fire ...

Getafe came out on top in the local derby with Atletico Madrid defeating their 10-man neighbours 1-0 on Sunday to move four points off the Champions League spots. Since winning promotion in 2004, Getafe had never beaten local rivals Atletico in the league at their Coliseum Alfonso Perez home but Manu del Moral's 38th minute goal ended that sequence ...

Valencia missed the chance to move level on points with second-placed Real Madrid following a frustrating 0-0 draw at promoted Tenerife on Sunday. Valencia had scored nine goals in their last three matches but could not find the breakthrough against Tenerife and now trail Real by two points in third having played one game more. Tenerife had their chances too ...

Deportivo La Coruna's Brazilian international Filipe Luis will miss the remainder of the season after suffering a serious ankle injury in a 3-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao, the club said Sunday. Luis scored the opener in Saturday's game on 49 minutes but injured his ankle as he collided with goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz and was stretchered off as ...