Alavés moved up to second place, ahead of Deportivo on goal average, with a 4-0 victory over Oviedo. Javi Moreno opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Iván Ania was sent off for handling the ball, and Geli added the second before half time. Martinovic put through his own net near the end, and Jordi Cruyff got his first goal for the club in the last minute. Rayo Vallecano beat Valladolid with a late Bolic goal to move up to sixth, pushing Real Madrid out of the UEFA spots. Setvalls put them in the lead on the stroke of half time, with Heinze levelling scores in the second half. Mallorca moved level with Madrid on 14 points after beating Real Sociedad 0-1 with a last minute goal from Nadal. Zaragoza kept up their revival with a 2-0 win over Racing Santander, with a goal in each half by Montenegro and Jamelli, taking them out of the relegation zone. Osasuna stay bottom after drawing 1-1 in the latest Basque derby against Athletic Bilbao. Larrazábal put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot, and Armentano equalised in the second half. (05.11.00)

In the second division match of the day, Tenerife beat Atlético Madrid 1-2 with two second half goals by Luis García to stay in top spot. Atlético's defeat takes them back down to the relegation zone, and fans called for the resignation of club president Jesús Gil after the game. Córdoba hold on to second place, behind Tenerife on goal average, after coming from behind to beat bottom club Universidad Las Palmas 2-1. Jaén are third, and Betis move ahead of Sevilla up to fourth after winning 2-1 against Murcia. (05.11.00)

The top three sides in the league all lost away from home in week nine matches brought forward to Saturday to leave the championship wide open once again. Leaders Valencia lost to Espanyol thanks to a late goal by substitute Serrano, although they stay top thanks to the defeats of their close rivals. Second placed Deportivo twice took the lead against Villarreal, through Djalminha and then Pandiani, but Víctor got them level twice before Moisés scored the winner in injury time. And Real Madrid were surprisingly beaten 3-1 by Numancia, with a hat trick by Romania's Rosu, who only came in to the side after a late decision by his manager. Raúl scored for Madrid after Rosu's first. Barcelona and Celta took advantage to close up on the leaders, both winning by a single goal. Rivaldo scored the one for Barcelona just after the interval at Las Palmas, and Mostovoi got Celta's against Málaga, also in the second half. Both go ahead of Real Madrid into third and fourth place respectively, a point behind Depor and three behind Valencia, pending the result of the Alavés match on Sunday. In the second division, Jaén moved top temporarily after beating neighbours Sevilla 2-1 in the only match brought forward from week ten. (04.11.00)