Eibar

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.

Gary Neville New Valencia coach Gary Neville praised his players' resolve after Los Che came from a goal down with 10 men to draw at Eibar.

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.

Ivan Rakitic Barcelona's Sergio Busquets sustained an ankle injury against Eibar but Ivan Rakitic is happy to step into the midfield breach.

Title hopefuls Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano were the two teams to pick up wins in La Liga on Saturday.

Atlético Madrid Diego Simeone is backing Fernando Torres to inspire an improvement in Atletico Madrid's recent form, starting with Sunday's trip to fellow high-flyers Valencia.

Florian Lejeune Rafael Benitez has added to his defensive ranks with Eibar's Florian Lejeune signing a five-year deal at Newcastle United.

Kevin Gameiro Atletico Madrid closed to within six points of Barcelona, at least temporarily, thanks to a 1-0 win at Eibar on Saturday.