Real Sociedad 1-2 Athletic Bilbao
Racing Santander 1-1 Rayo Vallecano
Reigning champions Barcelona and surprise packages Levante make an unlikely couple at the top of the La Liga.
Barcelona took over top spot after an early goal from Adriano saw Pep Guardiola's side claim a scrappy 1-0 win at bottom club Sporting Gijon, but they find themselves level on 14 points with unfancied Levante.Levante made it four wins on the trot after a first-half effort from Juanlu saw them record a 1-0 away victory over Real Betis, who have now lost back-to-back matches after starting the season with four successive victories.
Real Madrid put behind them disappointing results at Levante and Racing Santander in their last two away matches with a 4-0 mauling of Espanyol.
Gonzalo Higuain, who has had to make do with bench duty so far this season, gave Madrid manager Jose Mourinho a firm reminder of his goalscoring prowess with a treble, with former Espanyol midfielder Jose Callejon also scoring against his old team-mates after coming off the bench.
Three points take Real to third in the La Liga table with their fourth win of the campaign.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Champions League hopefuls Atletico Madrid and Sevilla shared the points in a goalless draw at the Vicente Calderon while in the day's early kick-off Athletic Bilbao beat local rivals Real Sociedad 2-1 thanks to a brace from star striker Fernando Llorente.
SaturdayA stunning late rally from Malaga to beat Getafe 3-2 maintained their position at the top of Spain's La Liga on Saturday.
Getafe led 2-1 in the 88th minute to go courtesy of goals from Pedro Leon and substitute Nicolas Fedor Miku, either side of Ruud van Nistelrooy's equaliser.But Enzo Maresca tapped in a scruffy equaliser, before Julio Baptista won it with a stunning overhead kick.
Sergio Canales' fine early goal was sufficient to seal victory for Valencia over Granada, although forwards Roberto Soldado and Jonas Goncalves wasted a hatful of chances to extend the lead.
Villarreal's disappointing start to the season continued as they were held 2-2 at home by 10-man Real Zaragoza, needing a late equaliser to avoid defeat.
The visitors twice took the lead at El Madrigal, Luis Garcia opening the scoring in the 34th minute and Pablo Barrera restoring their advantage on the stroke of half-time after Giuseppe Rossi had equalised.
The dismissal of Zaragoza defender Maurizio Lanzaro gave Villarreal a boost and substitute Hernan Perez salvaged a point with an 83rd-minute leveller.
Raul Garcia and Tomer Hemed both scored twice as Osasuna and 10-man Real Mallorca shared the points in an entertaining encounter at the Reyno de Navarra stadium.In Saturday's other game, substitute Adrian scored Racing Santander's first goal since the opening weekend to claim a 1-1 draw with visitors Rayo Vallecano, who had led through Raul Tamudo's goal.
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