La Liga round-up: Atletico Madrid sneak past Getafe as Real Sociedad close on battle for 5th

Matchday 28 of the 2025-26 La Liga season delivered another weekend of tight scorelines and shifting table dynamics, with Atletico Madrid extending their winning streak to four games and Real Sociedad tightening their grip on the race for fifth place.

Atletico Madrid 1-0 Getafe Nahuel Molina’s fourth-minute strike held up as the only goal at the Metropolitano, where Diego Simeone’s side were pushed hard by neighbours Getafe. The visitors’ task grew steeper after defender Abdelkabir Abqar received a straight red card following a second-half altercation with Alexander Sorloth, yet Atletico could not add insurance and were forced to defend their slender advantage to the whistle.

Real Sociedad 3-1 Osasuna At Anoeta, Mikel Oyarzabal opened the scoring from the spot before Goncalo Guedes struck either side of half-time to put Pellegrino Matarazzo’s men in control. Victor Munoz’s late reply for Osasuna proved little more than consolation as La Real moved closer to the coveted fifth position.

Girona 3-1 Athletic Club Hugo Rincon’s early goal set the tone for Girona’s most eye-catching win of the campaign. Athletic improved after the break, but further finishes from Azzedine Ounahi and Claudio Echeverri sealed a statement victory for the Catalan side.

Real Oviedo 1-0 Valencia David Costas’ 30th-minute header gave the Asturians a priceless triumph that trims the gap to safety to seven points ahead of a relegation six-pointer against Levante next weekend.

Mallorca 2-1 Espanyol Espanyol led through Charles Pickel until the Swiss midfielder was dismissed in the 54th minute. Pablo Torre levelled soon after and Samu Costa completed the comeback to hand Mallorca a dramatic victory in Palma.

Real Betis 1-1 Celta Vigo Ferran Jutgla’s fourth-minute opener stunned the Benito Villamarín, and although Hector Bellerin equalised soon after, Betis could not find a winner that would have kept them firmly in the top-four hunt.

With Barcelona and Real Madrid having already recorded comfortable wins over Sevilla and Elche respectively, the weekend results leave the upper reaches of the table tightly contested and the relegation battle as tense as ever with ten matchdays remaining.