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On Saturday, in the 32nd round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship matches, the defending champions "Barcelona" added three more points to their account.
Josep Guardiola's team defeated "Zaragoza" 4-1 away from home, reducing the gap from Madrid's "Real" club to three points.
The Catalan leader Lionel Messi scored twice for the winners, while Carles Puyol and Pedro each scored a goal.
In other matches, Madrid's "Rayo" unexpectedly defeated Pamplona's "Osasuna" 6-0 at home, while "Villarreal" lost 3-1 away to Seville's "Betis" team.
"Real" will play their match against "Valencia" on Sunday at 22:30 local time in Lithuania.
Results:
Barcelona's "Espanyol" 2 - 2 San Sebastiano "Sociedad" 12' [0 - 1] C. Vela 14' [0 - 2] C. Vela 45' [1 - 2] V. Demidov (penalty) 47' [2 - 2] V. Weiss
Madrid's "Getafe" 2 - 0 Chichono "Sporting" 22' [1 - 0] Miku 47' [2 - 0] D. Castro
Madrid's "Rayo" 6 - 0 Pamplona's "Osasuna" 5' [1 - 0] J. Movilla 17' [2 - 0] Michu 28' [3 - 0] Michu 36' [4 - 0] D. Costa 57' [5 - 0] E.D. Armenteros 79' [6 - 0] Tito
"Zaragoza" 1 - 4 "Barcelona" 30' [1 - 0] C.R. Aranda 36' [1 - 1] C. Puyol 39' [1 - 2] L. Messi 86' [1 - 3] L. Messi (penalty) 90' [1 - 4] P. Rodriguez
24' C.R. Aranda ("Zaragoza") missed a penalty 45' A. Minero ("Zaragoza") sent off the field
Seville's "Betis" 3 - 1 "Villarreal" 35' [1 - 0] R.S. Cruz 38' [2 - 0] R.C. Martin 58' [3 - 0] B. Etxebarria 90' [3 - 1] M. Ruben (penalty) 66' A. Lopez ("Villarreal") sent off the field
