Lionel Messi scored a late winner for Barcelona against Atletico Madrid as the Catalan giants regained top position in the La Liga table.
Brazilian defender Diego Carlos scored the winner from close range in the 63rd minute, hitting the top of the net after picking up a loose ball inside the area.
Real Madrid braved tough conditions to secure a 2-1 away win at Alaves, while their loaned-out youngster Martin Odegaard put on another impressive shift for Real Sociedad.
Madrid have a three-point lead over Barcelona, who visit fourth-place Atlético Madrid on Sunday.
Barcelona away form has been poor this season as they showed in their struggles to beat Leganes last weekend, and Atletico will test their resolve to the limit.
Barcelona maintained top position in La Liga with their win over Leganes while Real Madrid continued to put pressure with their win against Sociedad.
La Liga said a Madrid court denied an injunction to force the federation to approve the staging of the match abroad.
Real Madrid are joint top with Barcelona, who defeated Celta Vigo 4-1 at Camp Nou and both teams have 25 points, two more than Real Sociedad.
It was the 34th La Liga treble for Lionel Messi, tying former Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo for the most in the competition as Barcelona beat Celta Vigo 4-1.
Real Sociedad edged ahead of Barcelona and Real Madrid — which both have two games in hand — at the crowded top of the table.
As many as 6 teams have the chance to go on top of the La Liga table this weekend.
Sociedad's fourth victory in seven away matches moved it into third place, behind the league's two traditional powerhouses on goal difference.
Real Madrid wasted the opportunity to move ahead of Barcelona and take the lead in La Liga and remained in second place, level on points with Barcelona.
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Getafe registered a surprise win over Granada as the latter squandered chance to regain the top spot in the La Liga table.
With the win, Real Madrid climbed to within one point of defending champion Barcelona, who have 22 points from 10 games.
Lionel Messi scored two goals and set up two more as Barcelona extended its winning streak and regained the La Liga lead by comfortably defeating Valladolid 5-1.
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Atletico defeated Athletic 2-0 in Madrid with goals by Saul Niguez and Alvaro Morata, joining leader Barcelona and moving one point ahead of Real Madrid.
Both Real Sociedad and Sevilla registered wins on Sunday as only three points separate the top-six sides in the La Liga table.
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