In a duel between two teams seeking to avoid the drop zone, Valladolid defeated Espanyol 2-1. Valladolid with the win climbed up to 14th position, two points above the relegation zone, with goals from Iván Sánchez in the 25th minute and Lvaro Aguado in the 62nd minute.
Espanyol, who was in 12th place but had the same 27 points as Valladolid, scored in the 87th minute thanks to Martin Braithwaite to create pressure on Valladolid but could not find the leveler later in the match. Valladolid had lost their previous three games meanwhile Espanyol had recorded two straight victories. In another La Liga match, a 0-0 draw between eighth-place Athletic Bilbao and seventh-place Rayo Vallecano prevented the two clubs from advancing into the spots for European qualification. In four straight league games, neither team has earned a victory.