Real Madrid win 3 - 1 at Valencia to remain five points behind Spanish leaders Barcelona . Barcelona striker Ezequiel Garay score late winner as all five goals come in second half . Fellow Argentine Gonzalo Higuain twice put Real ahead against third - placed Valencia . Real , missing the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo , needed an 83rd-minute winner from substitute defender Ezequiel Garay as all five goals came in the second half at the Mestalla . Barcelona win Catalan derby against Espanyol due to controversial penalty .
Real Madrid win 3 - 1 at Valencia to remain five points behind Spanish leaders Barcelona . Barcelona striker Ezequiel Garay score late winner as all five goals come in second half . Fellow Argentine Gonzalo Higuain twice put Real ahead against third - placed Valencia . Barcelona win Catalan derby against Espanyol due to controversial penalty .