Jose Callejon scored a late winner for Real Madrid against Mallorca on Saturday evening as Jose Mourinho 's men fought back from a goal down to defeat Mallorca 2-1 and extend their lead at the top of La Liga . Israeli international Tomer Hemed gave Mallorca the lead in the 39th minute which they held on to until the last quarter of the match . Substitute Gonzalo Higuain leveled the scores in the 71st minute before Callejon netted five minutes from the end to give Real an eight-point cushion over rivals Barcelona who play Real Betis at the Nou Camp on Sunday . Third-placed Valencia missed the chance to move within one point of Barca as they slumped to a 1-0 home defeat to Real Sociedad . French winger Antoine Griezmann 's deflected shot in the 55 minute proving enough to earn Sociedad a vital win . Earlier , Sevilla and Espanyol played out a 0-0 draw , while bottom-of-the-table Real Zaragoza earned a point with a 1-1 draw as they hosted mid-table Getafe . Mauricio Lanzaro gave them the lead with a well-executed header in the 39th minute , but 11 minutes from time Zaragoza defender Javier Paredes scored an own goal . It denied the home side a valuable three points which would have put them in touch with fellow strugglers Sporting Gijon and Villarreal . Meanwhile in Italy , Saturday 's only fixture between Catania and Roma was abandoned 20 minutes into the second half due to a waterlogged pitch . The kick-off had already been delayed due to a torrential downpour , but further rain during the game forced referee to Paolo Tagliavento to take the players off and eventually force a premature end to the match with the score a 1-1 . Nicola Legrottaglie put the hosts ahead in the 24th minute but Roma responded with an equalizer three minutes later courtesy of a strike from Daniele De Rossi .
Real Madrid come from behind to beat Mallorca 2-1 . The win means that Barcelona are now level on points with the Spanish champions and will have a chance of winning their first La Liga title since 2009. Title rivals Barcelona play Real Betis on Sunday . Serie A fixture between Catania and Roma abandoned due to waterlogged pitch .