Barcelona up to third after late win at Elche

Barcelona moved up to third place in LaLiga after Memphis Depay’s late penalty secured a 2-1 come-from-behind win at Elche.

Having gone a goal down just prior to the break via a Fidel finish, Xavi’s Barca equalised on the hour mark thanks to Ferran Torres and Depay then struck the winner from the spot with six minutes of normal time remaining following an Antonio Barragan handball.

Elche subsequently finished the game with 10 men after Javier Pastore was shown a red card.

Champions Atletico Madrid also rose a place to fourth as Joao Felix’s brace helped them to a 3-1 victory at Real Betis, who slip to fifth. Felix scored in the second and 61st minutes, either side of Cristian Tello’s reply for Betis in first-half stoppage time, and Thomas Lemar wrapped things up for Diego Simeone’s men with 10 minutes remaining.

Both Barcelona and Atletico are seven points behind second-placed Sevilla, with Barca holding a game in hand. Betis are two points worse off.

A penalty from Iago Aspas deep into stoppage time saw Celta Vigo emerge triumphant from a seven-goal thriller as they beat Mallorca 4-3 at Abanca-Balaidos.

Salva Sevilla looked to have secured a point for the away side with an 87th-minute spot-kick, Mallorca’s third equaliser of the contest, after a Hugo Mallo handball that saw him sent off.

But Aspas then converted from 12 yards for his second goal of the game in the seventh minute of additional time, while Manolo Reina was dismissed for Mallorca.

Cadiz are a point from safety in 18th after beating Rayo Vallecano 2-0 at home, with Ruben Alcaraz and Oussama Idrissi getting on the scoresheet.

In Serie A, AC Milan replaced Inter Milan at the summit following a 1-0 win at Napoli sealed by Olivier Giroud four minutes into the