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Barcelona beat Granada 1-0 on Sunday in new manager Quique Setien's first game in charge of the Spanish champions.
Lionel Messi scored the only goal of the match at the Camp Nou to send the defending champions back to the top of the table.
Elsewhere, Real Mallorca picked up a surprise win over Real Sociedad, while bottom side Espanyol beat Villarreal to secure their first La Liga victory since October and Real Betis downed Real Sociedad.
Sunday also saw Celta Vigo drop into the bottom three after a draw against Athletic Bilbao.