Sunday's La Liga action proved fruitful for the underdogs as Real Valladolid beat Villarreal away from home and Levante shocked in-form Deportivo Alaves, who missed out on the chance to take a share of the lead in the standings.
SD Huesca picked up a point against Girona and Real Betis earned a late win over Leganes.
Here are the full results:
Huesca 1-1 Girona
Villarreal 0-1 Valladolid
Levante 2-1 Alaves
Real Betis 1-0 Leganes
Here are the latest La Liga standings (Position, Team, Played, Goal Difference, Points):
2 Real Madrid, 7, 6, 14
3 Sevilla, 7, 9, 13
4 Atletico Madrid, 7, 4, 12
5 Real Betis, 7, 0, 12
6 Deportivo Alaves, 7, 2, 11
7 Espanyol, 7, 2, 11
8 Girona, 7, -2, 9
9 Real Valladolid, 7, 0, 9
10 Celta Vigo, 6, 2, 9
11 Valencia, 7, -1, 8
12 Real Sociedad, 7, -1, 8
13 Villarreal, 7, 1, 8
14 Getafe, 6 0, 8
15 Athletic Bilbao, 6, -2, 7
16 Levante, 7, -3, 7
17 Eibar, 7, -4, 7
18 Rayo Vallecano, 6, -7, 5
19 SD Huesca, 7, -10, 5
20 Leganes, 7, -6, 4
Alaves took an early lead through Ruben Sobrino but fell behind before half-time, as an unleashed Levante side hit back through Jason and Tono.