Teenager Santiago Mina rescued a 1-1 draw for Valencia against Primera Division leaders Barcelona in front of the watching Gary Neville.
Neville will officially take charge of Los Che next week following his introduction earlier in the week, but watched on from the stands at the Mestalla as Valencia made it hard work for Barca while also riding their luck - the visitors spurned a series of chances in the first half.
There was a hint of offside as Luis Suarez broke the deadlock just before the hour, latching on to a ball over the top and then beating Jaume Domenech at his near post from close range.
But with time running out Paco Alcacer laid the ball off for 19-year-old Mina to thump home the equaliser.
The draw leaves Barca two points clear of second-placed Atletico and four ahead of Real after wins for both Madrid clubs.
Goals from Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann saw Atletico beat Granada 2-0.
Godin struck with his first goal of the season after 20 minutes and Griezmann wrapped up the win late on with a fine effort.
However, it was another frustrating evening for Fernando Torres, who is still looking for his 100th Atletico goal but has now not scored for 13 matches.
Real are two points further back after they put their Copa del Rey controversy behind them with a thumping 4-1 derby win over Getafe.
Real were disqualified from the cup competition 24 hours earlier for fielding an ineligible player, Russia winger Denis Cheryshev, who scored the opening goal in their win against Cadiz on Wednesday.
Cheryshev was named among the substitutes against Getafe as Real, who will appeal against their expulsion, recalled their big guns for the Primera Division clash.
And superstar trio Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo were all on target in the first half to provide a morale-boosting end to another difficult week at the Bernabeu.
Alexis pulled one back for the visitors with 20 minutes to go.
