In the early morning of January 24, Beijing time, the 22nd round of La Liga was played again for 5 games. In this round, Real Madrid played Elche at home, Barcelona away to Alaves, Athletic Bilbao away to Vallecano, Real Sociedad at home to Getafe and Ossuna away to Granada.
Real Madrid drew 2-2 with Elche. In the 32nd minute, Benzema kicked off a penalty and Real Madrid missed a good opportunity. In the 41st minute, Boyer's header burst through the bar to give Elche a 1-0 lead. Miria scored in the 75th minute and Elche extended the advantage to two goals. In the 81st minute Modric hit a penalty and Real Madrid trailed 1-2. In injury time, Militang's header was successful, and Real Madrid tied the score 2-2.
Barcelona beat Alaves 1-0. In the 87th minute, Felan Torres delivered an assist and Frankie De Jong scored the only goal of the game.
In several other matches, Osasuna beat Granada 2-0 away from home, Real Sociedad shook hands with Getafe 0-0 and Athletic Bilbao beat Vallecano 1-0 away.
Real Madrid reached 50 points after the draw in this round, temporarily leading the table with a four-point advantage. Barcelona's 35 points after the shootout temporarily ranked 5th in the table, just one point away from the top four. Real Sociedad scored 34 points after the draw and slipped to 6th.