Laliga Matchday 12 Highlights 2026/27: Results, Winners & Losers

Laliga Matchday 12 Highlights: Fermín Double Beats Atlético as Madrid Win 3–0

Laliga Matchday 12 Results 2026/27: All 10 Final Scores

All ten fixtures are final. There were 16 goals in 10 matches: two home wins, four away wins and four draws. The three goalless fixtures were Sevilla–Alavés, Espanyol–Deportivo and Celta–Levante. Each final score links to our corresponding match report.

Friday’s opener and Saturday’s four games are covered in the November 6–7 match report. Sunday’s five results, including Barcelona’s victory at the Metropolitano, are covered in the November 8 roundup. See also our latest Laliga results tracker.

Biggest Matchday 12 Winners

1. Barcelona: Fermín López Turns the Atlético Showdown

Atlético Madrid 1–2 Barcelona. Giuliano Simeone opened the scoring in the 10th minute, but Fermín López equalised in the 45th and added the winner in the 66th after Lamine Yamal’s through ball. This was the standout result of the round: Barcelona beat a direct title rival away and finished three points clear of Real Madrid. See the Atlético–Barcelona match recap.

2. Real Madrid: Three Goals and a Clean Sheet at Mestalla

Valencia 0–3 Real Madrid. Federico Valverde scored in the 28th minute, Arda Güler in the 36th and Kylian Mbappé in the 75th. Madrid’s comfortable away victory took them to 30 points and kept them within touching distance of Barcelona. Valencia’s José Gayà was dismissed late in the game. Read the Valencia–Real Madrid breakdown.

3. Racing Santander: From Behind to Victory at Málaga

Málaga 1–2 Racing Santander. Carlos Dotor put Málaga ahead in the 28th minute before Iker Luque levelled in the 50th and Yassir Zabiri completed the comeback in the 60th. Málaga then lost Adam Aznou to a red card. Racing bounced back from their Matchday 11 loss to Madrid and reached 14 points. The Málaga–Racing report explains the late VAR reversal too.

4. Real Betis: Two Late Goals Secure Fourth Place

Elche 0–2 Real Betis. Rodrigo Riquelme (81′) broke the deadlock and Marc Bartra (89′) added a second. Betis stayed fourth with 26 points, four behind Real Madrid. Read the Elche–Betis match highlights.

5. Real Sociedad and Villarreal: Home Clean Sheets

Real Sociedad 1–0 Rayo Vallecano was settled by Orri Óskarsson’s 67th-minute winner, pushing Sociedad to 22 points in fifth. Villarreal 2–0 Getafe was decided late through Tajon Buchanan (80′) and Carlos Romero (90+1′), helping Villarreal recover from the previous round’s defeat. Both matches feature in our November 8 report.

Biggest Losers and Missed Opportunities

Atlético Madrid: A Lead Lost in the Title Race

Atlético were ahead after ten minutes but lost 2–1 at home to Barcelona. They finish the round five points behind the leaders with 28 points, having failed to preserve Giuliano Simeone’s opener. The result was the weekend’s most significant setback at the top.

Valencia: A 3–0 Home Defeat

Valencia conceded twice in the first half against Real Madrid, shipped a third after the break and had captain José Gayà sent off. They sit 19th with nine points after 12 league games. The full November 7 Madrid match timeline has the decisive incidents.

Málaga: Another Lead Slips Away

Málaga led Racing Santander but conceded twice after halftime, then finished with ten players following Adam Aznou’s dismissal. They remain bottom with five points and no league wins. The next round offers another opportunity to respond.

Elche and Getafe: Late Goals Conceded

Elche held Betis until the 81st minute before conceding twice. Getafe kept Villarreal scoreless for 79 minutes before losing 2–0. Both missed chances to take a result from tight away or home contests; see our Sunday match reports.

Standout Players and Defining Moments

• Fermín López (Barcelona): Both goals in the 2–1 comeback at Atlético, including the 66th-minute winner.
• Kylian Mbappé (Real Madrid): Scored Madrid’s third at Valencia in the 75th minute; he was also confirmed as the October 2026 Laliga Player of the Month.
• Federico Valverde and Arda Güler (Real Madrid): Opened up the 3–0 win at Mestalla with first-half goals.
• Yassir Zabiri (Racing Santander): Completed the 2–1 comeback at Málaga in the 60th minute.
• Alejandro Catena (Osasuna): Equalised in the 90th minute after Nico Williams had put Athletic Club ahead.
• Rodrigo Riquelme and Marc Bartra (Real Betis): Scored the late goals that decided a 2–0 away win at Elche.
• Orri Óskarsson (Real Sociedad): Scored the lone goal in Sociedad’s 1–0 win over Rayo Vallecano.
• Tajon Buchanan and Carlos Romero (Villarreal): Broke Getafe’s resistance with two late goals.

Editorial selections: These are our standout performances from the round, not official Player of the Match awards. For additional player context see our Laliga player statistics and Player of the Match coverage.

Matchday 12: Title-Race Impact and Standings

Standings snapshot after Matchday 12, checked November 10, 2026. Barcelona are three points clear of Real Madrid and five ahead of Atlético. Betis hold fourth and Sociedad fifth.

• Barcelona: 33 points from 12 games; the 2–1 win at Atlético extends their lead.
• Real Madrid: 30 points; a 3–0 away victory keeps the pressure on.
• Atlético Madrid: 28 points; a direct defeat to Barcelona creates a five-point gap.
• Real Betis: 26 points; victory at Elche protects fourth place.
• Real Sociedad: 22 points; a narrow home win consolidates fifth.

Important games-played note: Athletic Club and Rayo Vallecano each have only 11 completed league games, because their earlier Matchday 8 meeting was abandoned. It is not part of Matchday 12. See our abandoned-match explainer and the full, updated Laliga standings for all 20 teams.

Table source: official Laliga standings (checked November 10, 2026).

Every Matchday 12 Result in One Sentence

• Sevilla 0–0 Alavés: Both sides took a point after Antonio Sivera saved Rubén Vargas’ penalty.
• Málaga 1–2 Racing Santander: Luque and Zabiri overturned Dotor’s first-half opener.
• Espanyol 0–0 RC Deportivo: Leo Román helped Deportivo keep a clean sheet.
• Osasuna 1–1 Athletic Club: Catena’s 90th-minute equaliser cancelled out Nico Williams’ late goal.
• Valencia 0–3 Real Madrid: Valverde, Güler and Mbappé scored as Valencia finished with ten men.
• Elche 0–2 Real Betis: Riquelme and Bartra struck in the closing stages.
• Real Sociedad 1–0 Rayo Vallecano: Óskarsson scored the decisive second-half goal.
• Celta Vigo 0–0 Levante: Pablo Durán had a goal ruled out by VAR.
• Villarreal 2–0 Getafe: Buchanan broke the deadlock and Romero sealed the victory.
• Atlético Madrid 1–2 Barcelona: Fermín López struck twice after Giuliano Simeone’s early opener.

For goal minutes, red cards, VAR decisions and full match context, use our November 6–7 results and November 8 results rather than relying on a single-line recap.

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Last checked: November 10, 2026. Matchday 12 final scores and fixture dates were verified against official Laliga results and independently cross-checked against AS matchday results. Goal minute notation follows the official match records used in our published November 6–7 and November 8 reports. The standings table is a snapshot after Matchday 12; later results may change positions.