Second division, day 20

Murcia moved to the top of the table after beating Racing Ferrol 0-3, extending their unbeaten run in the league to eight games. They are now a point above Zaragoza, who were held to a 0-0 draw at home by Poli Ejido, their fourth draw in a row. Levante stay third despite losing 3-1 to Compostela, although they were out of the promotion spots for ten minutes or so when Albacete took the lead against Almería. In the end though that match ended 1-1, leaving the Manchegans in fourth place. As usual it was a low scoring weekend, with only 15 goals in the eleven games. Terrassa and Sporting Gijon drew 0-0, but the other six games ended with single goal victories, the most notable of which was Oviedo's first home win in ten months against Córdoba. Xerez won 0-1 at Badajoz to take them ahead of the pack to fifth, but otherwise only five points separate sixth placed Elche from twentieth placed Badajoz. (26.01.03)