Midweek fixtures gave La Liga a very Copa Libertadores-like schedule as Spain’s stars continue to make their moves towards either a championship, UEFA competition spot, or another season in La Liga De Estrellas. The drama began on Tuesday when Real Madrid looked beaten against Getafe down 2-1 and a man down after Pepe’s well-deserved red card. However, the worst PK ever from Getafe’s Francisco Casquero, an 86th minute free-kick goal from Guti and a 93rd minute strike from Gonzalo Higuaín gave Los Merengues a thrilling 3-2 win and allowed them to keep pace with Barcelona.

La Blaugrana destroyed 3rd place Sevilla 4-0 at the Camp Nou as The Catalans rested Lionel Messi & Carles Puyol but they had a front seat to the Andres Iniesta show. The under appreciated midfielder scored a Golazo to open the scoring and carved Sevilla’s defense in aiding the other 3 goals.

Valencia continued its strong late season run with a tough 2-1 road win versus Real Betis. Star striker David Villa added 2 more goals to his tally in his quest for the Pichichi. The victory was the 5th in a row for Los Che and put them just 2 points behind Sevilla.

The shock result of the fixtures was the 5-1 thrashing of Atlético Madrid at the hands of Racing Santander. Los Colchoneros erratic play continues to baffle its supporters. It was 3-0 before Diego Forlán’s PK ended Racinguistas bid for a clean sheet. The loss dropped Atlético Madrid out of a European spot by moving them into 7th place.

Here are the results & standings from La Liga’s 32nd Round:

TUESDAY, APRIL 21st
Real Madrid 3 - 2 Getafe
RMA: Gonzalo Higuaín (45′ & 93′), Guti (86′)
GET: Roberto Soldado (10′) & Juan Albín (84′)

Numancia 1 - 2 Athletic Bilbao
NUM: Cisma (11′)
ATH: Toquero (30′) & Fernando Llorente (48′)

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 22nd
Deportivo La Coruna 2 - 0 Almeria
DLC: Verdú (49′) & Lassad (68′)

Osasuna 2 - 3 Malaga
OSA: Plasil (18′) & Nekounam (33′)
MAL: Apoño (pen 4′), Lolo (72′), Salva (77′)

Real Betis 1 - 2 Valencia
BET: Ricardo Oliveira (87′)
VAL: David Villa (65′ & 79′)

Barcelona 4 - 0 Sevilla
BAR: Iniesta (3′), Eto’o (17′), Xavi (49′), Thierry Henry (54′)

Villarreal 2 - 1 Deportivo
VIL: Llorente (40') & Cani (67')
DEP: Camunas (1')

Sporting 0 - 3 Espanyol
ESP: Nené (25′), Román Martínez (73′), Callejón (75′)

Mallorca 2 - 0 Valladolid
MAL: Alhassane Keita (64′ & 82′)

Racing Santander 5 - 1 Altético Madrid
RAC: Cristian (9′), Garay (16′), Tchité (38′), Munitis (65′), Zigic (87′)
ATM: Diego Forlán, (pen 62′)

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