La Liga Results 2018 Week 9: Final Scores and Updated Table After Saturday

Real Madrid's woes sunk to a new level in La Liga on Saturday after Los Blancos were defeated 2-1 by Levante at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Two goals for the visitors in the opening 13 minutes saw Julen Lopetegui's side shockingly fall behind, and his team couldn't muster an equaliser after Marcelo's goal in the second half.

Barcelona raced to a simple 4-2 victory over Sevilla, but lost Lionel Messi to injury midway through the first half.

Leganes were denied an away win at Valencia in the closing stages when Los Che grabbed a 1-1 draw through a late equaliser.

Villarreal and Atletico Madrid couldn't be separated at the Estadio de la Ceramica in a 1-1 draw after goals in the second half.

Barcelona host Sevilla in Saturday's evening encounter.

Here are Saturday's results and latest standings from Spain:

Real Madrid 1-2 Levante

Valencia 1-1 Leganes

Villarreal 1-1 Atletico Madrid

Barcelona 4-2 Sevilla

La Liga Standings 

(Matches Played, Goal Difference and Points)            

1. Barcelona 9, 12, 18

2. Alaves 9, 4, 17

3. Sevilla 9, 18, 16

4. Atletico Madrid 9, 5, 16

5. Real Madrid 9, 4, 14

6. Espanyol 8, 4, 14

7. Levante 9, -1, 13

8. Real Valladolid 8, 1, 12

9. Real Betis 8, -1, 12

10. Real Sociedad 8, 1, 11

11. Celta Vigo 9, 0, 10

12. Valencia 9, -1, 10

13. Eibar 8, -3, 10

14. Villarreal 9, -1, 9

15. Getafe 8, -1, 9

16. Girona 8, -3, 9

17. Leganes 9, -5, 8

18. Athletic Bilbao 7, -4, 7

19. Rayo Vallecano 7, -8, 5

20. Huesca 8, -11, 5

Friday Recap

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The heat is fully on Lopetegui after Levante took three points from the UEFA Champions League holders in the Spanish capital.

Jose Luis Morales grabbed the opener after seven minutes, and a penalty from Roger Marti gave Levante a two-goal cushion just moments later.

Real quickly moved through the gears but the club's goal drought continued into the second half as they wasted excellent chances.

Presenter Gary Lineker highlighted the depth of Madrid's plight:

Marcelo pulled one back with 19 minutes remaining, but the hosts couldn't find the killer blow to break Levante hearts.

The hosts did not go down quietly. Marco Asensio's goal was ruled out by VAR for offside in the first half, and Karim Benzema hit the woodwork for Real shortly after Marcelo's goal.

Barca stormed back to the top of the table after defeating Sevilla 4-2, but they face an anxious wait as Messi was substituted with an arm injury.

Philippe Coutinho had given the home team a 2nd-minute lead, with Messi doubling the advantage 10 minutes later before departing with his injury.

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Luis Suarez converted from the penalty spot in the second half, before Ivan Rakitic's sweet volley wrapped up the points.

Pablo Sarabia and Luis Muriel grabbed consolation goals for the away side.

Elsewhere, Leganes were disappointed not to claim three points at the Mestalla after the hosts netted an equaliser with five minutes remaining.

VAR concluded Ezequiel Garay had fouled Oscar Rodriguez in the box, allowing Gerard Gumbau to find the bottom corner from the penalty spot.

After Michy Batshuayi and Rodrigo Moreno threatened for Los Che as they chased an immediate equaliser, Jose Gaya latched onto Daniel Parejo's pass and netted his effort in the closing stages.

Atletico struggles in front of goal continued, but they earned a 1-1 draw against the Yellow Submarine.

Filipe Luis gave the visitors the lead six minutes after the restart, but Ateti's joy was ended when Mario equalised 14 minutes later, and neither side could find a winner in the closing stages.

Atletico have only scored 10 goals in their nine league games, which is three fewer than rivals Real despite the latter's club-record goalless streak.