Barcelona's march towards the Primera Liga title slowed on Saturday after a goalless draw with bottom-placed side Malaga.
Real Madrid were dumped out of the King's Cup by Primera Liga strugglers Real Betis on the away goals rule after they were held to a 1-1 draw at the Bernabeu on Thursday.
Barcelona wasted a chance to go top of the Spanish Primera Liga by slumping to a 3-1 defeat at city rivals Espanyol.
Ronaldinho was in inspirational form as he returned to lead Barcelona to a 5-1 home victory over an unfortunate Real Betis in the Primera Liga on Saturday.
Claudio Ranieri was sacked as Valencia coach on Friday just eight months after taking charge at the Primera Liga club.
Real Madrid agreed to sign the highly-rated 20-year-old Argentine midfielder from Boca Juniors on a six-and-a-half-year contract.
Goals from Ronaldo and Roberto Carlos moved Real Madrid up to second in the Primera Liga on Sunday.
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw away to Levante in the Primera Liga.
A roundup of weekend action in the main European leagues.\n
A goal from captain Raul allowed Real Madrid to snatch a 1-0 win against Valencia in the Primera Liga.
Barcelona forward Ronaldinho turned on the style as he steered his side to an emphatic 4-0 win at home Villarreal that put them four points clear at the top of the Primera Liga.
The Real Madrid striker will miss the club's King's Cup match against Athletic Bilbao
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.
Brazilian ace Ronaldo returned from injury to give Real Madrid a 1-0 victory in the Primera Liga.
The injury will require specialist treatment and he is likely to be sidelined for around two months.
A 3-0 victory took Barcelona to the top of the Primera Liga.
The 25-year-old England international tore the hamstring in his left leg when playing against Zaragoza
Villarreal's Brazilian midfielder Marcos Senna tested positive for two banned substances.
Midfielder Mahamadou Diarra scored his first goal for Real Madrid to earn a dour 1-0 win at Real Betis.
Barcelona eased to a 3-0 win over Racing Santander to keep pace with leaders Sevilla in the Primera Liga.
Real Madrid agreed a deal with Arsenal to take Jose Antonio Reyes on loan for one season with Brazil's Julio Baptista moving in the other direction.
Barcelona earned a thrilling 3-2 win at Celta Vigo in their opening Primera Liga match.
Spain's Real Madrid kicked off its pre-season tour of the United States with a 1-1 draw against leading Major League Soccer side D.C. United on Wednesday.
Italy's World Cup-winning captain is looking forward to the challenge of helping Real Madrid get back to winning ways next season.
A profile of Ruud van Nistelrooy appeared on their website as if the Manchester United striker had signed for the club.
Real Madrid striker Ronaldo will be sidelined for three weeks after having a minor operation on his left knee in Brazil.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo said he sees no future for himself at Manchester United and wants to move to La Liga
The newly promoted Spanish side called off talks to sign the Greek captain and blamed the failure of the negotiations on the player's agents.
Spanish club Levante said talks with the Greece captain, named player of the tournament at Euro 2004, are at an advanced stage.
Barcelona reached an agreement to sign Iceland striker Eidur Gudjohnsen on a four-year deal from Chelsea.
Barcelona said on their website that the Porto playmaker would arrive in the city on Monday and would undergo a routine medical on Tuesday prior to signing the deal.
Barcelona striker Samuel Eto'o finished with 26 goals as he scored in his side's 3-1 defeat at Athletic Bilbao.
Real Madrid lost 4-3 at Sevilla but still finished second in the Spanish Primera Liga.