Real Madrid set a new club record by picking up their 16th consecutive win in a 2-1 victory at Malaga on Saturday night.
Karim Benzema got on the end of a Cristiano Ronaldo cross to poke home the first before Gareth Bale hit the second with seven minutes remaining. The only negative part of the evening was the sending off of former Malaga star Isco, who was given his marching orders for two yellow cards, and a 92nd minute consolation from Roque Santa Cruz.
In sealing another victory, Madrid extended their remarkable winning sequence to 16 games -- breaking Miguel Munoz's 1960-61 record that had previously been matched by Jose Mourinho's team in 2011-12.
The Champions League winners have scored 59 goals, conceding just nine, in their run which has been going since the 2-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid on Sept. 13.
Carlo Ancelotti's men also extended their lead at the top of La Liga to five points with second placed Barcelona due to play Valencia on Sunday.
Ancelotti: "I'm very happy, [record] feels like dream come true. I'll get credit, but reality is I'm lucky with fantastic group of players."
- Dermot Corrigan (@dermotmcorrigan) November 29, 2014
Athletic Bilbao survived a late scare to beat Getafe 2-1 away from home and bolster their fine recent record to an impressive four wins in six league matches.
Mikel San Jose and Benat struck towards the end of either half to earn victory, before Angel Lafita's goal in injury time spurred an even later scramble in the Athletic box.
However, Ernesto Valverde's side clung on to move to 18 points in the Primera Division, opening up a distance of four points over their hosts from Madrid.
Getafe had lost their previous match to Villarreal despite being the better side for large periods at El Madrigal, but they were comfortably the second best team in front of their own fans until the attempted fightback in the closing stages.
Espanyol came from behind to beat Levante 2-1 on a rain-soaked evening at the Power8 stadium to pick up their first win in six matches.
Jose Luis Morales gave the visitors a 12th-minute lead which was quickly cancelled out by Felipe Caicedo, and with nine minutes to go before half-time Sergio Garcia scored a tremendous goal which proved to be a worthy winner.
Elsewhere, Manu's smart first-half finish earned Eibar a shock 1-0 win at Celta Vigo.
The forward, on loan from Sevilla, tucked home a through pass just moments after seeing an even better chance saved by goalkeeper Sergio.
Celta could find no way to break down their opponents, who bounced back from two straight defeats to move up to 10th in the Primera Division.
Information from the Press Association was used in this report.