In the early morning of February 28, Beijing time, the 26th round of La Liga matches continued. In this round, Barcelona played At home against Athletic Bilbao, Real Sociedad played Osasuna at home, Espanyol away to Villarreal and Sevilla played Real Betis at home.
Barca beat Athletic Bilbao 4-0. In the 36th minute, Pique's header hit the crossbar and Aubameyang scored to give Barca a 1-0 lead. Dembele scored from a tight angle in the 73rd minute and Barca extended their advantage 2-0. Luc De Jong scored another goal with a header in the 89th minute. In injury time, Dembele assisted Depay's goal to make it 4-0.
Villarreal 5-1 Espanyol. In the 13th minute, Pino's header hit the goal and Villarreal took a 1-0 lead. In the 20th minute, Pino scored twice and the score became 2-0. Pino scored another goal in the 45th minute to complete a hat-trick at half-time. Pino completed his senior year in the 52nd minute and the score became 4-0. In the 64th minute, Barre fired a shot from a tight angle to chase back a goal. In the 85th minute, Dia scored with a low shot to freeze at 5-1.
Sevilla beat Real Betis 2-1 at home. Rakitic hit a penalty shot in the 24th minute, and in the 41st minute Munir extended his lead and Canales recovered a goal in injury time. In the other match, Real Sociedad won 1-0 over Osasuna with el-Lustonedo's only goal.
Sevilla's score of 54 points after the victory is 6 points behind Real Madrid. Barcelona have won two consecutive league games and they beat Atletico Madrid with goal difference to return to the top four of the league. Villarreal and Real Sociedad both won the round, with both teams still in 6th and 7th places. Espanyol have suffered seven league games without a win and are currently 13th with 29 points, eight points ahead of the relegation zone.