BARCELONA, Spain -- Real Sociedad came back to win 2-1 at Sevilla and Valencia beat Getafe 1-0 on Saturday as both teams remained locked on points in their fight for a fourth-place finish in the Spanish league. Sociedad remained ahead of fifth-place Valencia on head-to-head goal difference and in control of Spains last Champions League spot with two rounds to go. The Basque side fell behind 10 minutes in at Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium when Sevilla midfielder Ivan Rakitic slotted in a back pass from Geoffrey Kondogbia. But Rakitics own goal when he headed a free kick into his teams net in the 16th levelled the score, and striker Imanol Agirretxe swept in Carlos Martinezs lobbed pass to give Sociedad the lead for good in the 24th with his 13th goal of the season. Both sides created several chances in the second half, but neither could finish them off. Sevillas Jose Antonio Reyes was dismissed after halftime with a direct red card for protesting a decision by the line judge while warming up on the sideline. "Were happy because its very hard to win here," said Sociedad coach Philippe Montanier. "In their previous nine home games only Atletico (Madrid) had won here. It was a tough game. We played well in the first half, and then in the second we tried to sit farther back and score on the break. But we had difficulties with their set pieces and had to hold on until the end." Valencia outplayed Getafe throughout but only edged past the hosts thanks to Jeremy Mathieus first-half goal. Mathieu scored with a deft volley off a pass from Ever Banega in the 44th, firing the ball into the net from outside the area. Getafe never threatened to draw at its Alfonso Perez Coliseum, with goalkeeper Miguel Moya saving the hosts from a heavier defeat. Valencia coach Ernesto Valverde, who after taking over has led the team up the table to challenge for a berth in Europes top-tier competition, played coy when asked if he was any closer to extending his contract past this season. "I dont know if Im going to have a meeting next week (with the club)," Valverde said. "The most important thing now is the game against Granada. If I speak or not with the club could be interesting to the general public, (but) if I consider that transmitting knowledge of it would hurt the team I wont say anything." Elsewhere, Granada went a long way toward ensuring its third straight season in the first division by rolling