Espanyol and Deportivo La Coruna played out a 1-1 draw at the Estadi Cornella-El Prat on Friday to kick off 2017's La Liga action fresh from their winter break.
Celso Borges gave the visitors the lead after 59 minutes, but Gerard Moreno pulled the hosts level just four minutes later, while Juanfran was sent off late on.
Here is the updated table, and read on for a closer look at Friday's action:
La Liga Table
| # | Team | Pl | W | D | L | F | A | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Real Madrid | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 14 | 26 | 37 |
| 2 | Barcelona | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 41 | 16 | 25 | 34 |
| 3 | Sevilla | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 21 | 11 | 33 |
| 4 | Villarreal | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 25 | 11 | 14 | 29 |
| 5 | Real Sociedad | 16 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Atletico Madrid | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 14 | 15 | 28 |
| 7 | Athletic Bilbao | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 26 |
| 8 | Eibar | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 2 | 23 |
| 9 | Espanyol | 17 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 23 | -2 | 23 |
| 10 | Las Palmas | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 26 | 24 | 2 | 21 |
| 11 | Malaga | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 26 | -1 | 21 |
| 12 | Alaves | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 17 | -2 | 21 |
| 13 | Celta Vigo | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 25 | 31 | -6 | 21 |
| 14 | Real Betis | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 18 | 29 | -11 | 18 |
| 15 | Deportivo La Coruna | 17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 17 |
| 16 | Leganes | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 27 | -14 | 16 |
| 17 | Valencia | 15 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 21 | 29 | -8 | 12 |
| 18 | Sporting Gijon | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 33 | -16 | 12 |
| 19 | Granada | 16 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 14 | 33 | -19 | 9 |
| 20 | Osasuna | 16 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 34 | -21 | 7 |
Friday Recap
The pair exchanged blows in the early stages of the match, with Pablo Piatti forcing a save from Roberto after six minutes and firing wide two minutes later, while Gerard came close with a header soon after.