The luck of champions helped Salamanca to keep up their drive at the top of the first division. Their 1-2 victory at Lleida, with a last minute goal from Zegarra, kept them six points clear at the top. Levante consolidated their second position with a 2-4 away victory at Atlético B, cutting short a brief recovery of the Madrid team under their new manager Zambrano. Salillas scored his twelfth of the season and is now the league's top scorer. Draws by Extremadura, Las Palmas and Sporting and losses by Tenerife, Eibar and Albacete means that the top eight positions remain unchanged. Compostela's young striker Changui, followed by many big teams including Juventus, scored a hat-trick to stake his claim for a place in the top level. Mérida were the sixth team to change their manager this season, and new man Juan Señor started with a good 2-0 victory against Tenerife. Logroñes are now expected to survive, with two groups making offers for the team and a third option to move to Alcobendas in the north of Madrid if all else fails. They celebrated with a 4-1 victory over Albacete. In the second division B, a threatened strike by players of Hércules from Alicante was saved by the local authorities, who are helping to pay their salaries.

See our second division results and league positions tables for details.