La Liga Round Up: Atletico Madrid suffer fresh La Liga title blow

Saturday’s La Liga action featured contrasting fortunes for two Madrid sides as second place Atletico Madrid stumbled.

Real Madrid’s 3-0 win at Real Valladolid saw them edge out a four point title lead as Los Rojiblancos were held by Villarreal.

A draw in the capital was mirrored by 1-1 tie between Sevilla and Espanyol with Real Betis snatching a dramatic late win in Mallorca.

Mallorca 0-1 Real Betis

Rea Betis ended a three-game losing streak across all competitions at the last possible moment in Palma.

The hosts just about shaded a dull first half but with no real openings at either end.

As chances continued to be at a premium, Real Betis’ case was helped with 20 minutes to go, as Omar Mascarell was shown a straight red card for the home side.

However, there was to be a final twist, as Cedric Bakambu launched himself a cross in the 94th minute, to head home his first league goal of the season.