Real Madrid earn the majority of the plaudits on the back of a very positive display against local rivals Atletico.
Villarreal thumped Valencia, Real Mallorca disbanded Levante and Almeria shocked Deportivo, all three game ending 3-0.
Sevilla made the most of the advantage against nine men Getafe, coming from behind to win 4-1, while Real Murcia caused a real upset by beating Zaragoza.
Finally Athletic Bilbao battled some serious pressure to secure a draw against Osasuna, and Racing will have felt like they won after keeping it goalless against Barcelona, who simply failed to spark. Recreativo and Betis battled to a 1-1 draw.
This week's best line up in a 3-5-2, after some superb midfield displays dominated proceedings.
Goalkeeper
1 Gorka Iraizoz (Athletic Bilbao): The Basque custodian was simply on fire against Osasuna, repeatedly denying the likes of Pandiani and Portillo to earn Athletic a hard-fought draw at San Mames.
Defenders
2 Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid): The former Sevilla man was bombing up the right at every opportunity, and was dominant in the air at both ends of the pitch. Continues to improve!
3 Pascal Cygan (Villarreal): The Frenchman was solid as a rock against Valencia, who played some pretty spectacular football until David Villa got himself sent off in the 38th minute. After that, Manuel Pellegrini threw men forward, leaving him to keep it tight at the back.
4 Ezequiel Garay (Racing Santander): The young Argentine defender was the class of El Sardinero on Sunday evening, making the likes of Samuel Eto'o and Thierry Henry look really average.
Midfielders
5 Wesley Sneijder (Real Madrid): For the second week in a row, the Dutchman was absolutely superb with his deliveries into the box. Every time he sent a ball in, Atletico looked stretched to deal with it. He showed he can pass it on the ground as well, and as for his ability to strike the ball, there could have been no better a promotion.
6 Ariel Ibagaza (Real Mallorca): My player of the week! The former Atletico Madrid man ripped Levante to shreds with his creativity. The underrated midfielder got himself two exquisite goals, and helped set up Daniel Guiza for a third as Mallorca ran riot.
7 Pablo Garcia (Real Murcia): The former Osasuna, Real Madrid and Celta Vigo defender used his La Liga experience to lead lowly Murcia to a shock win over Real Zaragoza. Was an absolute rock against the likes of Aimar, and also set up one of his team's two goals.
8 Santi Cazorla (Villarreal): Back from his spell at Recreativo, the midfielder was an absolute dynamite against Valencia, running the show at the Mestalla as Villarreal triumphed 3-0. A deserved goal to show for his efforts.
9 Duda (Sevilla): Sevilla sparked into life the moment he was brought on, albeit in unfortunate circumstances following Puerta's shocking collapse. Getafe may have been down to nine men, but with all nine behind the ball, proved tricky to break down until he started delivering one ball after another from the left. A man-of-the-match performance as he helped set up three of the four goals.
Strikers
10 Raul (Real Madrid): The Merengue skipper rolled back the years to silence doubters with an inspirational display. The veteran sparked off Madrid's comeback with a trademark header, and looked dangerous throughout.
11 Negredo (Almeria): This 22-year-old Madrid born striker was the biggest surprise of the weekend. Moved superbly up front, held the ball up even better, finished clinically, and set up team-mates unselfishly to doom Deportivo to a 3-0 home defeat.
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