Getafe hosted Espanyol, eighth with 27 points, after the thrashing they had suffered against Real Sociedad.

Miku put Getafe ahead in the 13th. Espanyol turned it around in eleven minutes of the second half: Luis García equalised in the 52nd, Callejón scored in the 59th and Sergio García sealed the 1-3 in the 63rd.

Míchel brought on Casquero, Albín and Adrián Colunga; Víctor Sánchez came off in the 63rd, and Boateng and Pedro Ríos in the 73rd.

Getafe did not receive a single yellow card.

Mateu Lahoz refereed. Getafe dropped to tenth place with 27 points.