Real take over top spot

Sevilla attacked Madrid down the wings early on,with Diego Perotti,Jesus Navas and Diego Capel unsettling the home defence. However,Madrid started to find its rhythm as half-time approached and had a string of chances. Jose Maria Guti Gutierrez and Van der Vaart went on for Alvaro Arbeloa and Lassana Diarra early in the second half as Madrid looked for more attacking options.

Guti was at the heart of most of Madrids attacks and he put Higuain through on goal in the 73rd,although the striker hit the crossbar. Raul Gonzalez went on for Kaka in the 75th as Madrid poured forward until Van der Vaart found the net with seconds to spare.

At Almerias Juegos Mediterraneos Stadium,Domingo Cisma jumped above Carles Puyol to head home in the 12th minute,then Lionel Messi equalised in the 42nd,fooling goalkeeper Diego Alves with a curling free kick.