In the early morning of December 20, Beijing time, the 18th round of La Liga games ended with 4 battles. In this round, Real Madrid face Cadiz at home, Getafe at home against Osasuna, Athletic Bilbao at home against Real Betis and Granada at home against Mallorca.
Real Madrid drew 0-0 with Cadiz. In the 22nd minute of the game, Valverde fired a long-range shot from outside the perimeter and the opposing goalkeeper defused the ball. In the 56th minute, Kroos sent a pass, Eden Hazard's header hit the goal, and the opposing goalkeeper once again defused the situation. In the 73rd minute, Cadiz counter-attacked and Negredo pushed slightly offside.
Athletic Bilbao beat Real Betis 3-2. Just five minutes into the game, Williams scored with a single knife to give Bilbao a 1-0 lead. In the 7th minute, Juanmi scored an equaliser for Betis. Fekir's goal in the 52nd minute helped Betis come back. In the 72nd minute, Williams scored twice and the score became 2-2. De Marcos scored a killer goal in the 89th minute.
Getafe beat Osasuna 1-0 at home, with Poveda scoring the only goal of the game in the 90th minute. In another match, Granada beat Mallorca 4-1 at home and Molina scored a hat-trick.
Although Real Madrid's upset 10-game winning streak was ended, they are still far ahead in the table. After 18 rounds, Real Madrid accumulated 43 points, and Sevilla, which had one less game in Linxian County, scored 6 points. Betis lost this round and are still in third place in the league with 33 points. After winning, Bilbao reached 24 points and rose to 9th in the table. Getafe has 15 points after winning this round, temporarily out of the relegation zone.