Málaga 4 - Oviedo 0

Málaga: Contreras; Rojas, Fernando Sanz, Bravo, Valcarce; Rufete, De los Santos, Movilla, Agostinho; Catanha, Edgar. 4-4-2.
Oviedo: Esteban; Danjou, Bango, Boris; Eskurza, Onopko, Rabarivony; Pompei, Dubovsky, Losada; Dely Valdés. 3-3-3-1.

A hat-trick from leading striker Catanha finished off a poor Oviedo side who may be another club thinking of a change of manager. Luis Aragonés played straight into the hands of his old friend Joaquim Peiró, and his team were unable to stop Málaga's constant attacks down the wings. The first of Catanha's goals came from the left, Agostinho's cross being met by the Brazilian's shaved head, and the second came from Rufete's cross from the right just before half time. Aragonés replaced both wing backs Rabarivony (still suffering from a stomach bug) and Ezkurza with Amieva and Iván Iglesias at half time, but it didn't stop the Andalucian attacks. Two more goals came in a space of two minutes on the hour mark, the first from Movilla (another shaven head) who dribbled through the middle of the defence after finding himself without support, and the last from Catanha again from close range. Málaga climb further away from trouble, but Oviedo find themselves solidly ensconced in the relegation zone and need to find a new formula to get them back on track.

Alavés vs Racing Santander

Referee Japon Sevilla suspended the match an hour before kick off due to snow, and the fixture is to be rearranged at a later date. The scouts who came from all over Europe to see Salva ended up throwing snowballs at each other. Three fans were injured in incidents in Vitoria between rival groups of supporters.