Espanyol put aside relegation worries to clinch a scintillating 4-1 win over favourites Real Zaragoza in the final.
Ronaldinho led Barcelona to a 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza while Ruud van Nistelrooy scored all four goals in Real Madrid's 4-1 win over Osasuna.
Cristiano Ronaldo lit up the Bernabeu with a brilliant four-goal performance in Real Madrid's 6-1 drubbing of struggling Racing Santander on Saturday.
Struggling Spanish champions Valencia failed to win for their tenth straight match on Saturday as they were held 0-0 at home by Real Zaragoza in the Primera Liga.
Jose Mourinho is more determined than ever to continue as Real Madrid coach despite Wednesday's 2-0 Champions League defeat by Barcelona and the disciplinary case he faces for his post-match comments.
Ronaldinho and Henrik Larsson scored in a 2-0 win over Real Zaragoza and extended Barcelona's lead to nine points at the top of the Primera Liga.
"This will result will serve to keep our feet on the ground," the Brazilian was quoted as saying.
Barcelona recovered from two goals behind to earn a 2-2 draw at home to Real Zaragoza in the Spanish Primera Liga.
Fuenlabrada, who were due to play Deportivo La Coruna last week, confirmed 12 more positive tests on Saturday, bringing the number of cases at the club to 28.
Lionel Messi made brilliance look routine with a stunning double to help Barcelona to a 5-0 win over Real Sociedad that restored the champions' two-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga on Sunday.
Images from football matches played across Europe over the weekend.
Valencia's drive to rejoin the title race gathered momentum when they swept aside Real Mallorca 3-1 in the Primera Liga on Tuesday.
The England defender's calamitous start to his Real Madrid career continued as he scored his second own goal in three outings for the Primera Liga side.
England's captain incurred a suspension for picking up a booking in Real Madrid's 0-0 home draw with Atletico Madrid.
Croatian forward Ante Budimir scored twice to help Osasuna earn a shock 4-2 home win over leaders Barcelona.
Spain striker Fernando Llorente scored in Athletic Bilbao's 2-1 La Liga victory over struggling Real Zaragoza on Sunday to continue his prolific recent run.
Former captain and leading all-time scorer Raul and teenager Bojan Krkic were left out of the Spain squad for Euro 2008.
Factbox on Spain striker David Villa, who joined Barcelona from Valencia for 40 million euros on Wednesday.
Rampant unbeaten leaders Barcelona ended the first half of the La Liga season with a record 55 of a possible 57 points when Lionel Messi scored one goal and had a hand in two more in a 3-1 win at Malaga on Sunday.
Giuseppe Rossi kept Europa League semi-finalists Villarreal on course for a place in the Champions League next season with a penalty to secure a 1-0 win over relegation-threatened Real Zaragoza in La Liga on Monday.
Lionel Messi provided yet more sublime evidence on Sunday that he is the best player in the world with a devastating hat-trick for Barcelona that will have Champions League and World Cup rivals on full alert.
Barcelona pulled six points clear of Atletico Madrid at the top of La Liga when Lionel Messi netted his seventh double of the campaign and set up Alex Song to open his account for the club in a 3-1 success at home to Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
With Samuel Eto'o on duty at the African Nations Cup, the youngster's electric pace and eye for goal will be crucial to the Catalan side's success.
Real Betis came from a goal down to earn a 3-2 win at home to Real Zaragoza and stay in the hunt for a spot in the elite league.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi reached another milestone in his amazing career on Saturday when he became the first player to score 60 goals in a season in European top-flight soccer in almost 40 years.
The Spaniard replaced Luigi Del Neri, daily sports newspaper O Jogo reported.
The Barcelona defender was ruled out after rupturing knee ligaments during his side's 4-1 victory over Real Zaragoza.
Barcelona's Cameroon striker Samuel Eto'o threatened to leave the pitch during Primera Liga match at Real Zaragoza after being racially abused by the home fans.
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o said his dancing goal celebration in Saturday's 4-1 win away to Real Zaragoza was a response to the racist abuse he received during the game.
Barcelona lost 1-0 at home to Real Zaragoza on a night of upsets in King's Cup quarter-final, first-leg ties on Thursday.
Japan coach Javier Aguirre, Manchester United midfielder Ander Herrera, Atletico Madrid captain Gabi and 38 others have been named in an alleged case of match-fixing involving a La Liga match in the 2010-11 season.
Barcelona scraped to a 2-1 win over Zaragoza while Real Madrid lost by the same margin at Real Betis.
Former Real Madrid and Spain forward Raul has joined New York Cosmos for the 2015 season on a "multi-year" contract pending a medical, the North American Soccer League (NASL) club said on Thursday.
A player in Sevilla's first team squad has tested positive for COVID-19 ahead of their Europa League last-16 tie against AS Roma, the La Liga club announced on Wednesday. The Spanish club said they conducted tests on Sunday on players, coaches and staff. The player, who was not named, is asymptomatic and is self-isolating at home.
Cristiano Ronald headed his 300th goal for Real Madrid in a laboured 2-0 La Liga victory at neighbours Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday that kept the gap on leaders Barcelona down to four points.
Bayer Leverkusen crushed hosts VfL Bochum 5-0 to stretch their remarkable unbeaten run across all competitions this season to 50 consecutive matches.
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