Today’s front-page headlines from Marca, AS and Mundo Deportivo…
What might!
The top four resolve their games with a flurry of goals
Atletico Madrid 7-1 Granada
Carrasco back with a hat-trick
Real Betis 1-6 Real Madrid
Real Madrid crush Betis and banish their ghosts
Leganes 2-3 Sevilla
Sarabia ends Sevilla’s away curse at Leganes
Barcelona 4-0 Deportivo La Coruna
Rafinha, brace against Depor in Messi’s return
A Basque derby under covers
Athletic Bilbao-Real Sociedad (15:15 BST)
A new San Mames that is ‘rainproof’
A springboard game into Europe
Intractables
Barca, Atleti and Madrid put on shows in their tilts for the title
Isco scored two goals, one of them great
Cristiano rounded off a rout that left Poyet wounded
Carrasco was a hurricane
He scored three goals and assisted two
Simeone: “He can be what he wants to be and listens”
Sevilla open a Saturday full of goals at Leganes
Alaves-Malaga (11:00 BST)
Sporting-Valencia (17:30)
Villarreal-Celta (19:45)
The show returns
Barca offer their best version on the day of Messi’s return as he scored within three minutes of entering the field
Rafinha broke the deadlock with a brace and Suarez made it 3-0 before the break: the team are ready to host City
Guardiola’s men draw at home with Everton after missing two penalties
Glut of goals from Atletico and Real Madrid
Carrasco hat-trick at the Calderon as Sevilla hold their pulse at Leganes (2-3)