With eight games still remaining, only four points separate the top eleven teams in the Spanish second division. Lleida's brief spell at the top was ended by Las Palmas, who beat them 1-0 with a second half headed goal by Brazil's Renaldo. This was the Canary Island team's first home win in three months, but it still took them to top spot on Saturday night. Extremadura are just behind Las Palmas on goal average after coming from behind to draw 1-1 at Logroñes. Duré got their goal in the second half. Lleida drop to third, heading a group of three teams a point behind the leaders. Villarreal move up to fourth after beating Toledo 1-3, with two first half goals by Javi López, and Salamanca drop out of the promotion places to fifth after drawing 0-0 at Córdoba. This was the first time that Salamanca were out of the top three since early in the season. Sporting Gijon moved back into the running after winning their second game in a row since firing their manager a fortnight ago, rising five places to sixth. Their new keeper Valencia, on loan from Sevilla to the end of the season to replace the injured Sánchez, kept the Tenerife forwards at bay, and Russians Tcherishev and Ledhiakov got a goal apiece. In the Madrid derby, Leganés and Getafe played out a goal-less match which did not help either team, and the other Madrid side Atlético B moved up the table after beating Eibar 2-0, a result which may well be meaningless if they are forced to drop down a division if their first team are relegated. If that happens it could benefit Recreativo, who gave themselves a lifeline and at the same time knocked Levante's promotion hopes on the head with a goal from Pablo in the last minute. Compostela stayed third from bottom after drawing with Albacete, and in fact the bottom eleven clubs all kept their places in the league table this week, with many teams also drawing, including the games Osasuna versus Badajoz, and Mérida versus Elche.

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