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On Saturday, the second round of the Spanish "Primera" division began. Championship favorites "Real" and "Barcelona" clubs secured victories, while defending champions "Valencia" lost two points playing a draw with "Bilbao" club.
Although playing without their Brazilian leader, "Barca" demonstrated good game and earned three well-deserved points. The match didn't start well for the Catalonia club - already in the first minute, a defender had to leave the field due to injury. After medical examinations, it became clear that the Brazilian will not be able to play for six months.
Barcelona scored their first goal at the end of the first half. After an excellent pass, Frenchman Ludovicas Giuly scored. This was already Giuly's second goal in two matches in the Spanish championship. The first goal in official matches was scored by another "Barca" newcomer Henrik Larsson.
Real Madrid players controlled the game throughout the match and had quite a few opportunities, but managed to score only one goal against the newcomers of the "Numancia" team in the "Primera" division. The goal was scored by England's national team captain David Beckham with a beautiful free kick from 28 meters. This was the second victory for the Madrid club in two matches.
Although last year's "La Liga" champion lost two important points, the draw did not disappoint the players too much, as the "Valencia" club managed to play a draw even though they were trailing 2-0. The goals for the "Bilbao" team were scored by Ismael Urzaiz and Andoni Iraola. Marco Di Vaio, who moved to "Valencia" this summer, scored a goal to soften the result, and Miguel Angulo scored the equalizer.
