In the early morning of February 7, Beijing time, the 23rd round of La Liga matches were played again for 4 games. In this round, Real Madrid face Granada at home, Barcelona meet Atletico Madrid at home, Real Betis face Villarreal at home and Valencia at home against Real Sociedad.
Barca beat Atletico Madrid 4-2. In the 7th minute Carrasco pushed a shot into the net to give Atletico a 1-0 lead. In the 9th minute, Alba volleyed into the goal and Barca tied the score. In the 20th minute, Traore assisted Garvey's goal and Barca overtook them 2-1. Araujo scored a goal in the 42nd minute to give Barca a 3-1 lead. In the 48th minute, Alves scored another goal for Barca and the score became 4-1. In the 57th minute, Suarez's header broke and Atletico trailed 2-4. Alves was sent off in the 68th minute and Barca fought with one less man.
Real Madrid won 1-0 at home to Granada. The deadlock was not broken until the 73rd minute, when Asensio scored from the edge of the field with a long-range shot to give Real Madrid a 1-0 lead.
Villarreal won 2-0 away to Real Betis. In the 40th minute, Paul Torres' header was successful and the score became 1-0. In the 82nd minute, Capuel scored into the world wave to help the team seal the win 2-0. In the other match, Valencia drew 0-0 at home to Real Sociedad.
Real Madrid reached 53 points after winning the game, and they extended their advantage to six points. Betis still has 40 points after losing, temporarily ranking third in the league. Barca's victory over Atletico reached 38 points, ahead of their opponents to rise to 4th in the table. Atletico Madrid slipped one place into 5th place in the league, and Villarreal rose to 6th after winning.