Real Madrid missed their chance to top Spain's Primera Division after being held to a 0-0 draw at Osasuna.
A win would have put Madrid level on points with Barcelona and ahead on goal difference after the Catalans drew 1-1 against Villarreal on Saturday.
Barcelona lead the standings with 40 points after the first round of games following the winter break. Real Madrid are next with 38, Valencia have 32.
"We wanted to win because it was a very important game but this is a very tough place to play,'' said Madrid's Marcelo.
"Now we have to keep working and winning to catch up with Barcelona.''
Mallorca fourth
In other results on Sunday, Mallorca moved up to fourth place and the Champions League spots by beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from Julio Alvarez and Aritz Aduriz.
Alvarez's left-footed shot glanced off a defender and looped into the goal in the 49th minute.
Aduriz scored his eighth of the season in the 66th when he lobbed goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz.
Mallorca's eighth home win out of eight give them 30 points. Bilbao are eighth on 26 points.
Racing Santander and Almeria both climbed away from the relegation zone with wins.
Santander beat Tenerife 2-0 with second-half goals from Gonzalo Colsa and Francisco "Xisco'' Jimenez, lifting the team two places to 14th on 16 points.
Almeria beat bottom-placed Xerez 1-0 with an 89th minute winner from Jose Ortiz Bernal in Juan Manuel Lillo's first game in charge following the departure of Hugo Sanchez.
The result leaves Almeria in 15th place on 16 points.
Another struggling team, Malaga, appeared to have risen out of the bottom three, twice going ahead against Sporting Gijon with goals from Sergio "Duda'' Barbosa and Weligton before the hosts equalised through Gregory Arnolin and a long-range shot by Roberto Canella.
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