Atletico Madrid brought an end to Barcelona’s perfect start to the season on Saturday but were denied maximum points after Luis Suarez saved his side’s blushes with an 82nd-minute leveller to draw 1-1.
Los Rojiblancos were denied the win after Saul Niguez’s opener kept them in the lead for an hour, only for Sergi Roberto to tee up Suarez for a point-salvaging header in the match’s closing exchanges.
Real Madrid closed to within five points of the leaders after emerging as 2-1 victors in their trip to nearby rivals Getafe, where Cristiano Ronaldo supplied the winner after Karim Benzema scored on his return from injury.
It was a fruitful day for La Liga’s Basque giants, too, as Real Sociedad got back to winning ways with a 2-0 win at Alaves, and Mikel Vesga scored the only goal to give Athletic Bilbao victory at home to Sevilla.
Read on for a roundup of Saturday’s Week 8 results from the Spanish top flight as Atletico’s draw against Barcelona breathed new life into the title race.
Saturday’s La Liga Results
Athletic Bilbao 1-0 Sevilla
Getafe 1-2 Real Madrid
Alaves 0-2 Real Sociedad
Atletico Madrid 1-1 Barcelona
La Liga Table (Goal Difference)
1. Barcelona 22 (+21)
2. Real Madrid 17 (+8)
3. Atletico Madrid 16 (+8)
4. Sevilla 16 (+5)
5. Valencia 15 (+8)
6. Real Betis 13 (+3)
7. Real Sociedad 13 (+2)
8. Leganes 11 (+2)
9. Athletic Bilbao 11 (+1)
10. Villarreal 10 (0)
11. Levante 10 (-2)
12. Espanyol 9 (-4)
13. Celta Vigo 8 (+2)
14. Getafe 8 (+1)
15. Deportivo La Coruna 7 (-7)
16. Girona 6 (-5)
17. Las Palmas 6 (-8)
18. Eibar 6 (-14)
19. Alaves 3 (-9)
20. Malaga 1 (-12)
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