Real Madrid were able to put a dreadful week behind them and go into the international break on a positive note as they defeated struggling Las Palmas 3-0 in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Sunday night.
Madrid went into the game under pressure and amid talk of crisis after defeats to Girona and Tottenham Hotspurs, but their problems were nothing compared to their rivals, who had lost their five previous matches.
Real Madrid made hard work of the first half, but opened the scoring through Casemiro four minutes before halftime.
Marco Asensio doubled their lead 11 minutes after the break and Isco scored the last goal of the night in the 74th minute to keep Madrid third in the table.
Saturday saw Barcelona and Valencia continue unstoppable in first and second place with Barcelona claiming their 10th win in 11 games while Valencia took their seventh consecutive victory.
Paco Alcacer went from being Barca's forgotten man to the hero of the night as he scored the two goals that gave his side a 2-1 win over Sevilla.
Alcacer repaid Ernesto Valverde's faith with a goal in each half, showing the goal-poaching ability he produced at Valencia to get in ahead of the Sevilla defense and produce two first time finishes.
Guido Pizarro's header had brought Sevilla onto level terms, but Barca were able to hold on for a win with few problems
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