Barcelona came from behind to beat Atlético Madrid 2-1 in LaLiga on Nov. 8, with Fermín López scoring both goals to restore their three-point lead at the top, ESPN reported.
The victory took Barcelona's record to 11 wins and one defeat, while Atlético had nine wins, one draw and two defeats. The teams played at Riyadh Air Metropolitano before 69,788 spectators.
Giuliano Simeone put Atlético ahead in the 10th minute, giving the home side the first goal of the match. López equalised in the 45th minute and scored again in the 66th.
López was the only player to score twice across the five completed matches on the day's LaLiga schedule. Barcelona's victory was also the only one in which both teams scored.
Real Betis won 2-0 at Elche, with both goals coming in the final 10 minutes of normal time. The match drew an attendance of 26,884 at Estadio Martínez Valero.
Rodrigo Riquelme opened the scoring in the 81st minute, and Marc Bartra added the second with a header in the 89th. The two goals came eight minutes apart.
Betis finished the match with a record of eight wins, two draws and two defeats. Elche's record stood at two wins, four draws and six defeats after the home loss.
Real Sociedad beat Rayo Vallecano 1-0 at Reale Arena in another of the matches played on Nov. 8. Orri Óskarsson scored the game's only goal in the 67th minute.
Sociedad's record stood at seven wins, one draw and four defeats after the victory. Rayo had three wins, three draws and five defeats following their loss away from home.
Villarreal beat Getafe 2-0 at Estadio de la Cerámica, where the attendance was 17,102. Neither goal came before the 80th minute, when Tajon Buchanan put Villarreal ahead.
Carlos Romero scored Villarreal's second in the first minute of second-half stoppage time. Villarreal's record stood at four wins, three draws and five defeats, while Getafe had three wins, three draws and six defeats.
Celta Vigo and Levante drew 0-0 at Balaidos before 19,207 spectators. It was the only draw among the five completed matches, and the only game to finish without a goal.
Celta's record stood at two wins, seven draws and three defeats after the match. Levante had two wins, five draws and five defeats, with both clubs recording another draw on Nov. 8.
