Sevilla jumped to fourth place in La Liga with a 2-1 home victory over Valencia.
Alvaro Negredo put Sevilla 2-0 in front by scoring after 21 and 69 minutes, with his second goal an exquisite 20-yard chip over Cesar Sanchez.
David Navarro headed a 90th-minute consolation for Valencia but they were unable to seriously threaten again as their third-place standing in the table was weakened, with Sevilla now just three points behind them.
Earlier on, Getafe missed a great chance to improve their prospects of European football next season as they were frustrated and held 0-0 by a Racing Santander outfit who played almost the entire second half with 10 men.
Racing's Jose Moraton was dismissed for a second bookable offence five minutes into the second half.
Atletico Madrid were jeered off by their fans after slumping 2-0 to Malaga, a ninth defeat of what has been a hugely disappointing league campaign to date.
Atletico reached the Copa del Rey semi-finals in midweek but were brought crashing down to earth by a Malaga side that started the day in the bottom four.
Sergio Duda put the Andalusians ahead after just two minutes and Javi Lopez sealed the win with a second 20 minutes from time as Malaga moved three points clear of the relegation zone.
Jose Aurelio Gay picked up his first win as boss of Real Zaragoza as the visitors saw off fellow strugglers Tenerife 3-1 thanks to a stunning late turnaround.
The islanders looked to be heading for a valuable win thanks to Juanlu's goal just after half-time but a triple substitution from Gay proved the turning point.
Humberto Suazo equalised from the spot in the 77th minute and the following six minutes brought two more goals from Adrian Colunga and Angel Lafita.
A late equaliser from Cesar Arzo saw 10-man Real Valladolid secure a 1-1 draw against Almeria to go a point clear of the relegation zone.
Visitors Almeria had taken an early lead through Albert Crusat before the hosts had striker Manucho dismissed after he hit out at Jose Chico in the 38th minute.
But Arzo's well-directed header saw Jose Luis Mendilibar's side earn an unlikely draw.
Two goals from Juanfran gave Osasuna a comfortable 2-0 victory at Villarreal, allowing the visitors to leapfrog their opponents and move to ninth place.
The winger fired his side into the lead in the 15th minute and made sure of the points five minutes from time, as Osasuna posted a third league victory in a row.
On Saturday, Barcelona preserved their five-point lead at the top with a 1-0 win at Sporting Gijon, while second-placed Real Madrid won 3-1 at Deportivo La Coruna and Espanyol defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0.
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