Barcelona cruised to a 2-0 win at Levante and regained their three-point lead at the top of La Liga on Sunday, as Real Madrid maintained their pursuit with a laboured 2-1 win at Granada.
Champions Barcelona, with Luis Suarez scoring his 36th goal of the season, equalled a club record 28 matches unbeaten set in the 2010/11 season under Pep Guardiola. They have won 23 and drawn five.
Third place Real remained four points behind Barca and one short of Atletico Madrid after a superb late strike by Luka Modric gave them victory at Granada.
Gary Neville’s Valencia, however, suffered another defeat, losing 1-0 at Real Betis to extend their winless run to 12 matches and nine under the former Manchester United defender.
“I don’t think we deserved to lose the game today,” said the beleaguered Neville, who faced questions about his job with his team plunging towards the relegation zone.
“For me it’s quite clear we’re better than quite a few of the teams we are playing against, it’s just the results that are not going our way,” he told reporters.
“It will turn around, I can’t believe if we keep playing like that we won’t get a win.”
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