Real Sociedad and Espanyol closed out Week 19 of the 2018-19 La Liga season with a bang, serving up a 3-2 thriller at the Estadio Anoeta on Monday.
Willian Jose was the hero for the hosts with two goals, while Mikel Merino also scored in the 3-2 win and got sent off. The result moved La Real up to eighth place, but La Liga's midfield battle remains as close as ever. The gap between the Txuri-Urdin and 17th-placed Celta Vigo is just four points.
Here is a look at the La Liga table (Team, Played, Goal Difference, Points):
1 Barcelona 19, +33, 43
2 Atletico Madrid 19, +14, 38
3 Sevilla 19, +11, 33
4 Real Madrid 19, +4, 33
5 Deportivo Alaves 19, +3, 32
6 Getafe 19, +5, 28
7 Real Betis 19, -1, 26
8 Real Sociedad 19, 1, 25
9 Girona 19, -2, 24
10 Espanyol 19, -6, 24
11 Valencia 19, 0, 23
12 Levante 19, -5, 23
13 Eibar 19, -7, 22
14 Real Valladolid 19, -4, 22
15 Athletic Bilbao 19, -5, 22
16 Leganes 19, -4, 22
17 Celta Vigo 19, -1, 21
18 Rayo Vallecano 19, -12, 19
19 Villarreal 19, -5, 17
20 SD Huesca 19, -19, 11
The Txuri-Urdin took a dream start on Monday, as Merino opened the scoring after just three minutes.