Sergio Canales

A brace from Argentine youngster Eduardo Salvio helped Atletico Madrid warm up for their Europa League clash against Liverpool on Thursday with a 3-1 victory over Tenerife.

An injury-time equaliser from Aritz Aduriz salvaged a point for Champions League chasing Real Mallorca who drew 1-1 with Malaga in a game which they should have won comfortably on Sunday.

Real Madrid's deadly strikeforce of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain engineered a 2-0 win at Racing Santander on Sunday to put their side back on top of La Liga and push Barcelona into second place.

Real Madrid's deadly strikeforce of Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain engineered a 2-0 win at Racing Santander on Sunday to put their side back on top of La Liga and push Barcelona into second place.

Valencia dropped important points in the fight for a Champions League place after they were held 0-0 at home by lowly Racing Santander on Monday in their Spanish First Division match.

Valencia dropped important points in the fight for a Champions League place after they were held 0-0 at home by lowly Racing Santander on Monday in their Spanish First Division match.

Real Madrid hope to keep on the pressure on Barcelona with a win against Villarreal on Sunday after the league leaders widened the gap at the top with a 4-0 drubbing of Racing Santander.

Spanish league leaders Barcelona put their injury concerns to one side as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Racing Santander on Saturday.

Spanish league leaders Barcelona put their injury concerns to one side as they cruised to a 4-0 win over Racing Santander on Saturday.

Atletico Madrid made it a perfect three league wins in 2010 with a 3-2 home win victory over Sporting Gijon at the Vicente Calderon as they continued their push towards the European places.

Real Mallorca moved up to fourth recording a ninth successive home win with a 2-0 win over rivals Deportivo La Coruna on Sunday.

Racing Santander teenager Sergio Canales showed why he is regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in Spain scoring both goals as Racing recorded a third straight win with a 2-1 triumph at Sevilla on Saturday.

Racing Santander teenager Sergio Canales showed why he is regarded as one of the most exciting prospects in Spain scoring both goals as Racing recorded a third straight win with a 2-1 triumph at Sevilla on Saturday.

Real Madrid warmed up for next Sunday's 'El Clasico' with a 1-0 home win over Racing Santander on Saturday to move top of the table, two points clear of champions and arch rivals Barcelona.

Real Madrid warmed up for next Sunday's 'El Clasico' against Barcelona with a 1-0 home win over Racing Santander on Saturday to move top of the table, two points clear of champions Barcelona.