The Spanish football champions FC Barcelona missed the chance to jump to second place.
Despite the surprise team FC Girona’s 0-1 (0-1) defeat at Real Mallorca, the Catalans were unable to overtake their regional rivals due to a zero number against cup finalists Athletic Bilbao.
At least the team of national team captain Ilkay Gündogan and national goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen moved within one point of Girona.
With a seven point lead, record champions Real Madrid (2-2 on Saturday at FC Valencia) are confidently at the top. Their pursuers Girona are visibly running out of steam, the team suffered their third defeat in the last four encounters on Mallorca.
Barcelona, on the other hand, extended their winning streak in the Basque Country to six games without defeat (14 points).