Sevilla moved above Barcelona into second place in La Liga after thrashing Malaga 4-1 at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium on Saturday. The hosts put on a superb display of attacking football to reaffirm their credentials as a genuine, if unlikely, player in this season's title race.
Seville are now just four points behind leaders Real Madrid and two above Barca, having played a game more than both. Sunday's Catalan derby against Espanyol at Camp Nou is Barcelona's game in hand.
Elsewhere, Villarreal stayed fourth in La Liga after a 3-1 away win over Sporting Gijon. The Yellow Submarine continued their impressive league form, but also saw Real Sociedad, rivals for fourth place, win.