Barcelona manoeuvred their way back into La Liga's driving seat after they beat Eibar 3-0 in Week 9, while Real suffered their first defeat of the domestic campaign when they lost 1-0 at Mallorca.
Zinedine Zidane struggled to cope with the absences of Eden Hazard and Gareth Bale when Los Blancos dropped from the summit, while Atletico Madrid also dropped points in a 1-1 home draw to 10-man Valencia.
Instead, it's Granada who round out La Liga's top three after they beat Osasuna 1-0 to clinch their fifth victory of the season Friday, a tally Real Sociedad matched following a 3-1 win against Real Betis.