Nobody wins in Seville, a goalfest and both Elche and Almería breathe a sigh of relief

With matchday 31 of Liga BBVA almost over, we review the highlights of the weekend. Sevilla FC continue their unbeaten run at the Sánchez Pizjuán, and have made things interesting up top after securing a draw with FC Barcelona. One of Saturday’s protagonists was Santi Mina, the youngster who scored four goals for Celta in their 6-1 hammering of Rayo Vallecano. Meanwhile, in the race for survival, Elche and Almería secured much-needed wins.

Sevilla continue unbeaten at home

Unai Emery’s side showed once again that their impressive home form is no coincidence. On this occasion, against the league leaders Barcelona, they found themselves 0-2 down. However, the Andalusian outfit managed to secure a 2-2 draw thanks to a Kevin Gameiro strike, keeping up their record as the only Liga BBVA outfit unbeaten at home this season; winning 11 and drawing five of their games at the Sánchez Pizjuán.

A bonkers game at Balaídos

Celta Vigo impressed as they downed Rayo Vallecano 6-1. Santi Mina stood out with four goals, helping his side up to 10th in the standings. Also, the Celta forward became the youngest player to score four in the same game in the last 80 years, aged 19 and 125 days.

Elche and Almería breathe again

The bottom of the table saw a number of clashes between direct rivals. Elche were able to record an invaluable 0-2 win over Córdoba CF that sees them climb to 15th on 31 points, four above third bottom Levante. Meanwhile, Almería downed Granada 3-0 in a classic ‘six pointer’. The Rojiblancos not only managed to improve their goal average over Granada, but also moved four points above their Andalusian rivals in the table.

Other info from the matchday

The weekend also saw Javier Hernández 'Chicharito' bag his first goal at the Santiago Bernabéu. The Mexican scored Real Madrid’s second in their 3-0 win over Eibar, becoming the first Mexican to score for the club at the Bernabéu in 23 years.

Also, Jan Oblak conceded his first goal in Liga BBVA with Atlético Madrid after Fernando Torres inadvertently headed past him. The reigning champions drew 2-2 against Málaga thanks to a double from Antoine Griezmann.