Real Madrid Two Points From Top; Sevilla Held To Scoreless Home Stalemate By Racing Santander

Eight games were played Sunday in Spain's Premiera Liga:

At Madrid:

Goals from Robinho (23') and Raul Gonzalez (80') lifted Real Madrid to a 2-0 home win over Osasuna and to within two points of first-place Barcelona.

At Seville:

FC Sevilla blew a chance to take over the lead in the La Liga standings by being held to a 0-0 draw at home by Racing Santander.

At Villarreal:

Fabriano Eller's goal at 32 minutes was the only score of Atletico Madrid's 1-0 road win over Villarreal. The winner lifted the guests up to sixth place in the La Liga standings, three points out of a Champions League qualifying berth.

At Huelva:

Laurentiu Rosu's double (85', 88') helped lift Recreativo Huelva to a 4-2 home doubling of relegation-threatened Celta Vigo.

At La Coruna:

Iago Iglesias' tally at 58 minutes provided all the scoring as Deportivo La Coruna pushed cellar-dwelling Gimnastic de Tarragona closer to the second division with their 1-0 home win.

At Mallorca:

RCD Mallorca got goals courtesy of Jose Carlos Nunes (64') and Oscar Trejo (90') in their 2-0 home win over Getafe.

At Barcelona:

Espanyol ended a four-game winless streak as they defeated relegation-threatened Real Sociedad at home 1-0. Ferran Coro scored the game's lone goal at 58 minutes.

At Valencia:

Robert De Pinho's equalizer lifted Real Betis to a 1-1 road deadlock with Levante.