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On Sunday, Barcelona's footballers won the victory in the 24th round of matches in the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship after a fierce battle.
Josep Guardiola's disciples defeated Bilbao Athletic 2-1 in front of their own fans, even though the score was tied until the 77th minute.
The hero of the Catalan club was Lionel Messi, whose goal restored Barcelona's lead in the championship over Madrid's Real team to 5 points.
An impressive drama took place in Almeria, where Deportivo from La Coruna team miraculously saved a draw against the local footballers on the fifth minute of the referee's added time - after a corner, the guest goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubia scored with his head - 1-1.
In another match, "Sevilla" scored three points on their tournament table, while "Villarreal" and Malaga ended in a 1-1 draw.
Results:
"Almeria" 1 - 1 La Coruna "Deportivo" 48' [1 - 0] P. Piatti 90' [1 - 1] D. Aranzubia
Aranzubia's goal:
Madrid "Getafe" 0 - 1 Santander "Racing" 88' [0 - 1] P. Pinillos (from a penalty kick) 87' I. Marcano ("Getafe") sent off
Pamplona "Osasuna" 4 - 0 Barcelona "Espanyol" 14' [1 - 0] J. Nekounam 55' [2 - 0] J. Nekounam (from a penalty kick) 80' [3 - 0] Lolo 88' [4 - 0] F. Soriano
"Villarreal" 1 - 1 "Malaga" 36' [1 - 0] M. Ruben 82' [1 - 1] S. Fernandez
"Sevilla" 1 - 0 Alicante "Hercules" 21' [1 - 0] I. Rakitic
"Barcelona" 2 - 1 Bilbao "Athletic" 4' [1 - 0] D. Villa 50' [1 - 1] A. Iraola (from a penalty kick) 78' [2 - 1] L. Messi
