Atlético Madrid extended their lead at the top of the second division to five points with a 0-2 win at Córdoba, their fourth victory in a row. Aguilera gave them the lead in the sixth minute, taking a pass from Stankovic to race round the defence and shoot across the keeper, and Diego Alonso added the second after the break from Dani's pass. Córdoba put up a good fight in the first half, with Whelliton missing a couple of good chances, but their resistance ended when Velasco was sent off twenty minutes from the end for a second bookable offence. Alonso heads the second division goalscorers' chart with his seventh goal of the season.

The second division's two revelation teams Racing Ferrol and Xerez cancelled each other out with a 2-2 draw in Gallicia. The visitors raced into a two goal lead with strikes from Pineda and (from a free kick) in a three minute period in the first half. However Ferrol came back with two headed goals from French central defender Burle after the break to end the weekend in sixth place with a game in hand. Xerez played the last 15 minutes with ten men after German defender Kutschera was sent off.

Xerez stay in second place two points ahead of a depleted Oviedo side who lost their second game in a row, this time 1-0 to bottom club Badajoz. The only goal came from Pepín in the second half, giving new manager Carlos Alhinho his first victory and taking his side two places up the table above Nástic and Poli Ejido. Oviedo were injured missing strikers Oli and Losada, and with Onopko suspended they were forced to field a side packed with youngsters.

Recreativo Huelva salvaged a point in the dying minutes against Racing Santander, a last minute penalty giving them a 1-1 draw. Juanma headed the visitors into the lead from a Julio Alvarez corner with a quarter of an hour to go, but Mora handled in the area in the 89th minute, getting himself sent off for a second bookable offence. Oscar converted the spot kick just as Racing were on the verge of their first away win in 18 months. Recreativo drop to fifth and Racing are now fourteenth, having picked up eight points in their last four matches under caretaker manager Quique Setién

After a dull 90 minutes, an injury time goal from Dani Pendín gave Burgos a 0-1 win at Salamanca, their first victory in six weeks. They move back up over Recreativo into fourth place, behind Oviedo on goal average. Salamanca have not won now in five games, and they drop to twelfth.

Albacete closed back up on the leaders with a 2-1 win over Poli Ejido. The home side took a two goal lead in the first half, with Toril scoring the first from a free kick which took a deflection off a defender and Pereda scrambling the second. However with new manager Castro Santos in charge for the first time, the visitors came back with a headed goal by Sergio Cruz, and they were unlucky not to save a point in the end as the home side relaxed.

Albacete move above Eibar, whose good run came to an end with a 1-0 defeat at Leganés. The only goal came five minutes from the end through Oscar Fernández, taking the Madrid based side away from the drop zone and saving the skin of manager Ciriaco Cano, for the time being at least.

Elche and Murcia are level on points with Leganés, Salamanca and Santander in the bottom half of the table after they drew 1-1. Nino gave the home side the lead with an individualist goal in the first half (his sixth of the season), with Loreto heading the equaliser after the half time interval after Monteagudo mis-hit his shot.

Levante's new manager Pepe Balaguer failed to turn things around, losing 0-1 at home to Jaén in his first home match in charge. The Valencia side were the better team for most of the game, but Javi Peña in particular missed a couple of chances in the second half, and Pepelu gave the visitors the victory from the penalty spot after Setvalls brought down Sierra with a quarter of an hour to go. This was Jaén's third win in a row, and they rise up the table to eighth.

Sporting Gijon and Extremadura drew 1-1, a result which doesn't benefit either team. The Asturian side had a goal by David Pirri disallowed early on, but went ahead on the half hour mark when Villa finished off a pass from Lozano. However the referee awarded a controversial penalty a few minutes later, possibly for a foul by Aira on Manuel, and Moreno made it all square with the spot kick.

In the other match played on Saturday evening, Numancia and Gimnastic Tarragona played out a goal-less draw in the Pajaritos stadium. The home side were looking for their second victory in a row for the first time in three years, but although they hit the post through Ojeda in the first half and dominated the game, they were unable to beat an inspired Moso.