Atletico Madrid won the key match of matchday 15 of La Liga 2-0 at Real Sociedad, taking the top of the table before the short Christmas break with 32 points.
Tomorrow Real Madrid will have the task of trying to support their cousins by hosting Granada at the Di Stefano stadium.
In other matches tonight, Barcelona won 3-0 at Valladolid and Sevilla also made a big splash away with a 1-0 win over Valencia.
Villarreal and Athletic Bilbao drew 1-1.
Atletico in San Sebastian got the better of the second half thanks to goals from Hermoso in the opening and Marcos Llorente, condemning the hosts to the third consecutive defeat.
The third place is for now except for the draw of Villarreal, which in turn rises to 26 points missing the opportunity to overtake.
The picture of the 15th day (RESULTS AND RANKING)
València-Sevilla 0-1
Elche-Osasuna 2-2
Real Sociedad-Atlético Madrid 0-0
Huesca-Levante 1-1
Real Valladolid-Barcelona 0-3
Villarreal-Athletic 1-1
Getafe-Celta Vigo Wednesday at 17:30
Real Madrid -Granada 7:45 pm
Alavés-Eibar 10 pm
Real Betis-Cadiz
