The decision comes after the club's 5-2 defeat at home to Real Sociedad this evening.
The club tweeted a quote from president Manuel Llorente that said: "We have been exchanging views, debate, and we made the decision to dismiss Mauricio Pellegrino."
Tonight's loss left Los Che in 12th position in La Liga, 22 points adrift of league leaders Barcelona.
Restore Data
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Barcelona | 27 | 19 | 3 | 5 | 75 | 27 | 48 | 60 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 28 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 59 | 27 | 32 | 60 |
| 3 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 28 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 46 | 22 | 24 | 56 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 28 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 46 | 24 | 22 | 52 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 27 | 12 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 11 | 44 |
| 6 | Real BetisBetis | 28 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 35 | 3 | 44 |
| 7 | Mallorca | 28 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 28 | 34 | -6 | 40 |
| 8 | Celta Vigo | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 41 | 41 | 0 | 39 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 28 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 31 | 31 | 0 | 37 |
| 10 | Getafe | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 2 | 36 |
| 11 | Sevilla | 28 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 32 | 37 | -5 | 36 |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 28 | 10 | 5 | 13 | 25 | 30 | -5 | 35 |
| 13 | GironaGirona | 28 | 9 | 7 | 12 | 36 | 41 | -5 | 34 |
| 14 | Osasuna | 27 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 33 | 39 | -6 | 33 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 27 | 7 | 7 | 13 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 28 |
| 16 | Valencia | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 31 | 46 | -15 | 28 |
| 17 | AlavesAlaves | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 32 | 42 | -10 | 27 |
| 18 | Leganes | 28 | 6 | 9 | 13 | 26 | 43 | -17 | 27 |
| 19 | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 28 | 6 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 47 | -15 | 25 |
| 20 | Real ValladolidValladolid | 28 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 63 | -45 | 16 |
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