Benzema the hero for Real, Rossi at the double for Villarreal
Real Madrid closed the gap on leaders Barcelona to four points with a hard-fought 1-0 win over Real Mallorca.
After a goalless first half, Real grabbed the winner just past the hour mark when Karim Benzema finally made the breakthrough.
Benzema missed several chances late on to add to the lead, but it did not matter as Jose Mourinho's maintained their 100 per cent record at El Santiago Bernabeu.
Villarreal moved above Valencia into third spot with a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad at El Madrigal.
Mikel Aranburu gave Sociedad the lead just before the half hour mark, but Giuseppe Rossi drew Villarreal level five minutes before the break.
Rossi grabbed the winner for Villarreal two minutes after the break when he ran clear to finish with ease.
Espanyol boosted their hopes of a top-four finish with a 3-1 win at Getafe.
Miku gave Getafe the lead on 14 minutes, but Espanyol roared back in the second half with a three quickfire goals in ten minutes to turn the game on its head.
Luis Garcia drew Espanyol level on 54 minutes before goals from Jose Callejon (60) and Sergio Garcia (64) gave the visitors the three points.
Atletico Madrid's chances of winning a place in next season's Champions League suffered a blow after going 1-0 to struggling Sporting Gijon.
David Barral scored the only goal of the game six minutes after the break to lift Sporting clear of trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Real Zaragoza moved out of the drop zone with a priceless 1-0 win at home to Deportivo La Coruna thanks to Said Boutahar's 38th minute strike.
Almeria climbed off the bottom of the table with a thrilling 3-2 win over fellow strugglers Osasuna.
Almeria raced into a 2-0 lead within the opening ten minutes thanks to goals from Carlos Garcia (8) and Leonardo Ulloa (10).
Aranda pulled a goal back for Osasuna on 24 minutes, but Ulloa restored the two-goal advantage ten minutes into the second half.
Dejan Lekic reduced the arrears in stoppage time, but it was too little too late for Osasuna.
After a goalless first half, Real grabbed the winner just past the hour mark when Karim Benzema finally made the breakthrough.
Benzema missed several chances late on to add to the lead, but it did not matter as Jose Mourinho's maintained their 100 per cent record at El Santiago Bernabeu.
Villarreal moved above Valencia into third spot with a 2-1 win over Real Sociedad at El Madrigal.
Mikel Aranburu gave Sociedad the lead just before the half hour mark, but Giuseppe Rossi drew Villarreal level five minutes before the break.
Rossi grabbed the winner for Villarreal two minutes after the break when he ran clear to finish with ease.
Espanyol boosted their hopes of a top-four finish with a 3-1 win at Getafe.
Miku gave Getafe the lead on 14 minutes, but Espanyol roared back in the second half with a three quickfire goals in ten minutes to turn the game on its head.
Luis Garcia drew Espanyol level on 54 minutes before goals from Jose Callejon (60) and Sergio Garcia (64) gave the visitors the three points.
Atletico Madrid's chances of winning a place in next season's Champions League suffered a blow after going 1-0 to struggling Sporting Gijon.
David Barral scored the only goal of the game six minutes after the break to lift Sporting clear of trouble at the wrong end of the table.
Real Zaragoza moved out of the drop zone with a priceless 1-0 win at home to Deportivo La Coruna thanks to Said Boutahar's 38th minute strike.
Almeria climbed off the bottom of the table with a thrilling 3-2 win over fellow strugglers Osasuna.
Almeria raced into a 2-0 lead within the opening ten minutes thanks to goals from Carlos Garcia (8) and Leonardo Ulloa (10).
Aranda pulled a goal back for Osasuna on 24 minutes, but Ulloa restored the two-goal advantage ten minutes into the second half.
Dejan Lekic reduced the arrears in stoppage time, but it was too little too late for Osasuna.
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