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After taking advantage of Saturday's draws between "Barcelona" and "Valencia" and yesterday's victory for "Zaragoza" with a score of 3-0 against "Sevilla", the royal Madrid club, "Real", who yesterday defeated the underdog "Getafe" 2-0, rose to third place in the league table.
Although in the match held in Madrid, "Getafe" had almost all the initiative, thanks to the fantastic game of "Real" goalkeeper Iker Casillas and several rough mistakes in defense, they had to acknowledge the capital club's superiority with a score of 2-0. Michael Owen, who is regaining form, scored a goal in the first half after a defender's mistake, and in the second half, Brazilian Ronaldo doubled the score by sending the ball into the net after the "Getafe" goalkeeper failed to block it properly.
After the ninth round of matches played this weekend, both Valencia teams, "Levante" and "Valencia", respectively secured fifth and sixth places guaranteeing them spots in the UEFA Cup. "Levante", who has climbed to the highest division after a long break, seems to ignore any authorities and yesterday defeated Pamplona's "Osasuna" 0-1 as visitors.
Perhaps the most unexpected result of the round was the 3-0 victory over "Sevilla". After this unexpected win, thanks to one goal from Galletti and two from Villos, the King's Cup winners climbed from ninth place to fourth place in the league table.
The football experts were also surprised by the result in La Coruna, where the locals "Deportivo" failed to beat "Albacete". The disciplined defensive football played by the visitors managed to fend off all dangers created by "Deportivo".
