Malaga, Spain –  Malaga held off Sevilla on Sunday to snap its game winless skid, even though Isco was sent off 11 minutes from time in a 1 win at the Estadio La Rosaleda in Spain's La Liga.

Weligton and Sebastian Fernandez scored inside 19 minutes, sandwiched around the lone goal for Sevilla, as Malaga snapped a skid that included four losses.

Malaga survived a late scare, as Sevilla had a goal called back just 6 minutes from time on a close offside call, to surge to seventh in the table. Sevilla, which is winless in five, is 11th.

After two early chances failed to find the net, Weligton opened the scoring on 7 minutes with a powerful header past Sevilla goalie Javi Varas.

Valencia was level after 15 minutes as Antonio Luna Rodriguez slotted home his own rebound from just a few yards off the line, but the match-winner followed.

Malaga was even just 4 minutes later when Fernandez scored off an assist from Weligton and even the sending off of Isco, who made a poor studs-up challenge, could not keep the club from snapping its skid.

Racing 2, Valencia 2

Santander, Spain - Bernardo Espinosa scored with 2 minutes left in normal time as Racing escaped with a 2-2 draw against Valencia at the Estadio El Sardinero on Sunday in Spain's La Liga.

Adrian Gonzalez staked Racing tot he lead after just 2 minutes, but successive goals by Artiz Aduriz in the 66th and 79th put Valencia in front.

Espinosa split the points when he headed home a cross from Jairo Samperio, and the match ended with both sides having a player sent off in stoppage time.

Racing still lost ground in the relegation battle, although it did stay above Villarreal in 17th by one point. Valencia saw its winless skid hit four games - including three draws - but it still holds a five-point cushion in third.

Real Sociedad 5, Sporting Gijon 1

San Sebastian, Spain - David Zurutuza scored a brace inside 3 minutes and Real Sociedad added three more goals in the closing stages for a 5-1 victory Sunday over Sporting Gijon in Spain's La Liga.

Zurutuza scored in the 2nd and 3rd minutes at Anoeta, but Miguel de las Cuevas put the match in doubt when he scored in the opening minute of the second half for Gijon.

Gorka Urkola put Sociedad ahead by two goals on 76 minutes, and Mikel Aranburu and Antoine Griezmann scored in stoppage time to seal Real's second win in its last three matches.

Gijon lost for the fourth time in its last five and slipped to 19th on just 18 points from 20 matches. Sociedad is 12th with 24 points.

Granada 2, Real Betis 1

Seville, Spain - Odion Ighalo and Carlos Martins scored in the first half, and Granada downed Real Betis, 2-1, on Sunday at the Benito Villamarin to snap its three-game losing streak in Spain's La Liga.

Ighalo opened the scoring after 13 minutes and Martins added his goal in the 40th. Betis was only able to pull one goal back through Jonathan Pereira in the second half.

Granada used the win to remain out of the relegation zone, while Betis dropped its second game during a three-game slide and is 13th.

Getafe 2, Levante 1

Valencia, Spain - Daniel Guiza and Diego Castro scored on each side of half as Getafe built a two-goal advantage and held off Levante, 2-1, on Sunday at the Ciutat de Valencia in Spain's La Liga.

Guiza began the scoring after 33 minutes and Castro added a second in the 82nd with the latter being the difference as Alberto Lopo was sent off in the 90th and Ruben Suarez converted the ensuing penalty for Levante.

Getafe won its second straight and for the fourth time during a six-match span without a loss as it climbed to seventh in the standings. Levante lost for the third time during a five-game winless skid, but remained fourth.