Barcelona overcame their Covid chaos to sneak a tight victory away at Mallorca, while Real Madrid suffered a shock 0-1 loss to Getafe on Sunday. Barcelona were without eight first-team players who had tested positive for Covid last week while a further six were out through injury or suspension. 

Xavi Hernandez said on Saturday it was “crazy” the game had to go ahead, with Jordi Alba, Ousmane Dembele and Gavi among those infected while Sergio Busquets was suspended and Pedri, Ansu Fati and Memphis Depay injured. But a patched-up Barcelona team climbed to fifth, just a point behind Atletico Madrid, after Luuk de Jong’s header proved the difference in a 1-0 win over Mallorca.