Fifth placed Xerez are still in with a remote chance of promotion after they won 0-1 at Compostela on Saturday evening. Bernd Schuster's side extended their unbeaten run to eleven matches thanks to a goal by Zárate directly from a corner in the first half, local keeper Tito misjudging the kick and allowing it to drop into the net. The Andalucians had to play all the second half with ten men after Mendoza was sent off for retaliating after he was fouled by Juanito.

Eibar held Las Palmas to a 0-0 draw in the only other game of the day, a result which does no real favour to either side. Scoring chances were few and far between, with only a Reggi header for the visitors causing any real problems for either keeper in the first half. It was only in the last ten minutes that the game woke up, with Baiano having a goal disallowed for offside and Lediakhov hitting the crossbar with a free kick in injury time.

The top two clubs Murcia and Albacete drew 0-0 on Sunday lunchtime, taking both of them a little further to the first division. The locals should have taken the lead in the first minute when they awarded a penalty after Richi was brought down by Simeón, but Roa saved Tito's spot kick. Richi and Karanka both went close before the break as well, but the second half belonged to the visitors, with Reinke saving from Siviero, Parri and Duré. Albacete's challenge finished though when Simeón was sent off a quarter of an hour from the end, and both sides settled for a draw which keeps the visitors one point ahead of their rivals.

The other game at Sunday midday between Getafe and Numancia also ended in a draw. Neither side could break through in the first half, with Craioveanu having a penalty appeal turned down for the home side and Marini seeing his header cleared off the line by Diego Rivas for the visitors soon afterwards. Rivas showed his worth at the other end scoring the opening goal shortly after the break, but Ojeda made it 1-1 four minutes later after Fagiani headed on Kome's cross.

Zaragoza closed the gap between the top three to a point later on Sunday evening after beating Badajoz 2-0. The visitors almost surprised their hosts though and dominated the first half hour before Paco Flores's side took the lead against the run of play, Cani getting on the end of Galletti's cross to fire a shot past Poli. Soriano had a chance to increase the lead before half time after Espadas was fouled in the area, but struck his penalty kick against the post. But he made up for it in the second half after Miguel Alfonso committed another penalty on Cani, this time making no mistake with his kick. The defeat leaves Badajoz down in bottom spot.

Fourth place Levante scraped a 2-2 draw at home to Poli Ejido thanks to an injury time goal from Félix, but they are now five points adrift of the promotion spots. the Valencia based side were up against it from the fourth minute when keeper Aizpurúa was sent off for handling outside of the area, but they were still able to take the lead with an Amato penalty just before half time after ex Mallorca and Newcastle defender Marcelino handled the ball inside the area. Ejido came back though with two goals in the second half, the first when Mazzoni deflected a free kick past substitute keeper Rafa and the second when Luis Gil shot from close range, before Félix saved a point following a corner.

The struggle for survival is hotting up, with Oviedo moving off the bottom after beating Elche 2-1. The Asturians found themselves behind in the second minute when Meca beat Jonathan from close up, but levelled the scores midway through the first half when keeper visiting Aizkorreta and a defender left the ball to each other, Pablo Díaz nipping in between them to score. David Cano rattled the crossbar after the restart before Sergio scored the winning goal from a long free kick, the Elche players protesting to the referee that they were making a substitution when the kick was being taken. Oviedo were left with ten men when Amieva was sent off later on, and he was followed down the tunnel by both managers, Julian Rubio for the visitors and Antonio Rivas for the locals, who were shown the red card for protesting.

Racing Ferrol also came from a goal down to win 2-1 against Sporting Gijon, and they move to within two points of safety. Villa put the visitors in front with a quarter of an hour on the clock following a corner, but the introduction of Uche later in the half inspired the home side, and they equalised when Juan put through his own net on the stroke of half time. Ramis headed the winner after the break to keep his side in twentieth place, two points above Sporting's neighbours Oviedo.

Fourth from bottom Leganés drew 1-1 at Tenerife to edge up to within a point of getting out of the relegation zone. Both goals came early on, with Macanás heading Lawal's corner past Aragoneses to put the visitors ahead, and Paunovic replying with a shot from the edge of the area after Kiko Ratón set him up. After that though the heat got the better of the players, giving the locals their seventeenth draw of the season. Their fans didn't like it though, and booed manager David Amaral when he brought on striker Barata too late to make any difference.

Córdoba were dragged back down into the relegation struggle after losing 0-2 at home to Salamanca, and after three defeats in a row they are now only a point above the drop zone. Cacá put the visitors ahead in the thirteenth minute, and could have extended the lead just before the interval when Jauregui blocked his shot after he broke free. Montenegro and Soria could have scored for the locals and Eloy had a penalty appeal turned down in the first half, but two minutes in to the second half Escoda headed Cacá's cross past the keeper to effectively end the Andalucians' challenge.

Terrassa are also slipping perilously close to the bottom spots after they were beaten 3-0 by Almería, and after topping the table at the start of the season they now find themselves only three points off the drop. Luna opened the scoring for the locals in the first half from Bilic's headed pass, and Juan Jesús added a second after the restart. Francisco made it three from the penalty spot in the last minute of ordinary time after Rubén brought down Luna, and to make matters worse for the Catalans, Navas was sent off in injury time. Almería move level with Terrassa on points.