Real Sociedad reamin in fourth in La Liga after beating Sevilla 2-1, while Valenica, who sit fifth, beat Getafe 1-0 and Granada beat Osasuna 3-0.
Atletico Madrid pulled back some ground on Barcelona's healthy advantage at the top of La Liga following a 1-0 home win over Real Betis, while Malaga were held by Real Zaragoza.
Wales fell to their third defeat in four FIFA World Cup qualifiers after being overrun 2-0 by a dominant Croatia side in Osijek.
Croatia came from a goal down to claim the second victory of their 2014 FIFA World Cup™ qualification campaign with a narrow 2-1 result over FYR Macedonia.
Sevilla remain unbeaten this season after goals deep into the second half from Alvaro Negredo and Ivan Rakitic earned them an impressive 2-0 win at Deportivo La Coruna.
Sevilla dominated the match throughout but had to settle for a goalless draw against Rayo Vallecano after Alvaro Negredo and Ivan Rakitic both missed from the penalty spot.