Real Madrid beat Alaves 2-1 at the Mendizorrotza Stadium on Saturday to move three points clear at the top of La Liga.
Goals from Sergio Ramos and Dani Carvajal handed Zinedine Zidane's side victory and sees them move above Barcelona. The champions play Atletico Madrid at the Wanda Metropolitano on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Real Sociedad cruised past Eibar to leapfrog Atletico into fourth place. Real Madrid loanee Martin Odegaard was the star of the show with a goal and an assist at Anoeta.
Real Betis secured their first away of the season at Real Mallorca, while goals from Rodrigo Moreno and Ferran Torres handed Valencia a 2-1 home win over Villarreal.