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"Liga BBVA" championship seventh round central match defending champions "Barcelona" footballers in front of their own spectators defeated "Valencia" 2-1. The visitors had a slight advantage after the first half, but thanks to goals from Andres Iniesta and Carlos Puyol in the second half, the Catalans celebrated victory. Lithuanian Marius Stankevicius, who experienced his first defeat in the ranks of "bats," was included in the list of 18 players registered for the match, but did not appear on the field. At least for one day, the leader of the championship standings became Madrid's "Real" team who crushed "Malaga" 4-1 on the road. In this match, the leader of the "royal" club, Cristiano Ronaldo, shone, not only scoring two goals, but also making two assists to Gonzalo Higuain. Madrid's "Atletico" - "Getafe" duel ended with a 2-0 victory for the hosts. Results: Madrid's "Atletico" 2 - 0 Madrid's "Getafe" 38' [1 - 0] J. Codina (own goal) 73' [2 - 0] D. Costa "Barcelona" 2 - 1 "Valencia" 38' [1 - 0] P. Hernandez 48' [1 - 1] A. Iniesta 63' [2 - 1] C. Puyol "Malaga" 1 - 4 Madrid's "Real" 30' [0 - 1] G. Higuain 45' [0 - 2] C. Ronaldo 51' [0 - 3] C. Ronaldo (penalty) 55' [1 - 3] K. Stadsgaard 65' [1 - 4] G. Higuain"
