In the early morning of December 22, Beijing time, the two make-up matches in the fourth round of la Liga were contested. In this round, Villarreal faces Alaves at home and Sevilla hosts Barcelona.
Sevilla drew 1-1 with Barcelona. In the 31st minute of the game, Gomez grabbed the penalty and scored, and Sevilla took a 1-0 lead. Dembele scored a corner kick in the 45th minute and Araujo equalised for Barca. In the 64th minute Conde smashed the ball into Alba's face and was sent off with a direct red card by the referee. Dembeleneche fired a long-range shot in the 84th minute and the ball hit the upright and popped up.
Villarreal beat Alaves 5-2. In the 17th minute Moreno pushed the ball and gave Villarreal a 1-0 lead. In the 26th minute, Dia scored from a tight angle and the score became 2-0. In the 43rd minute, Pons scored a shot that alaves chased back. In the 65th minute Joselu shot the goal to make it 2-2. In the 75th minute, Dia pushed a shot into the net to give Villarreal a 3-2 lead. Pino scored in the 78th minute and the score became 4-2. In the 87th minute, Herard Moreno scored twice and the score was fixed at 5-2.
Sevilla have scored 38 points after the draw and continue to sit in the second place in the league, they are more than 5 points behind the top of the table Real Madrid, which sealed the half-time title in the first round. Barca have scored 28 points after this round of draws, temporarily ranking 7th in the league, just two points away from the Champions League zone. Villarreal scored 25 points after the big win and temporarily finished 9th in the table. Alaves still has 15 points after losing, temporarily ranking third from the bottom.