In the early morning of March 21, Beijing time, the 29th round of La Liga ended five battles. Barcelona took on Real Madrid away from home in this round, Sevilla played Real Sociedad at home, Cádiz played Villarreal at home, Celta played Betis at home and Espanyol played Mallorca at home.
Barcelona beat Real Madrid 4-0. In the 29th minute, Dembele assisted Aubameyang to give Barca a 1-0 lead. In the 38th minute, Araujo's header was successful and Barca extended their advantage to 2-0. In the 47th minute, Ferran Torres scored another goal for Barca and the score became 3-0. In the 52nd minute Aubameyang scored twice and Barca sealed the win 4-0.
Espanyol beat Mallorca 1-0. In the 41st minute of the game, Duddell accurately crossed the ball and De Thomas scored a low shot to give Espanyol a 1-0 lead. In this game, Wu Lei sat on the bench and failed to get a chance to play in the whole game.
In the other matches, Sevilla exchanged a 0-0 match against Real Sociedad at home, Celta drew 0-0 with Real Betis and Cádiz won 1-0 against Villarreal with Sobrino's last-minute goal.
After Real Madrid lost the national derby in a fiasco, the lead in the table shrank from 10 points to 9 points. Sevilla are unbeaten in four league rounds and are currently in second place with 57 points. Barca won five consecutive league games after a 4-0 win over Real Madrid, and they reached 54 points, temporarily ranking 3rd in one game. Espanyol have scored seven points in their last three games and they have moved up to 12th in the league.