Málaga

A scoreless draw saw Villarreal miss the chance to close the gap at the top, while Celta de Vigo prevailed in a seven-goal thriller.

Zinedine Zidane Goals from Isco and Casemiro earned Real Madrid a 2-1 win at Malaga, bringing up Zinedine Zidane's 100th victory in charge of the club.

Sevilla Athletic Bilbao will be aiming for a sixth consecutive win in La Liga on Saturday when they visit Sevilla, who are confident of re-signing coach Unai Emery.

Real Madrid stayed top of La Liga as Espanyol won a five-goal thriller against Real Sociedad.

Neymar Barcelona and Real Madrid kept up their winning ways with big wins in the La Liga title race on Saturday.

Valencia won for the first time under Gary Neville as they moved into the last-16 of the Copa del Rey, while Mirandes knocked out Malaga.

Bernd Schuster Malaga head coach Bernd Schuster admits his time at the club may be up after failing to secure a top-10 finish in La Liga.

Zinedine Zidane Barcelona extended their advantage over Real Madrid to seven points on Wednesday, making Los Blancos' trip to Malaga potentially pivotal.