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Yesterday in the Spanish "La Liga" championship, three matches of the sixteenth round were played. After this round, the leader did not change - "Barcelona" continues to firmly lead, surpassing the teams sharing second place, "Real Madrid," "Valencia," and "Espanyol," by ten points each.
Yesterday, "Barcelona" lost their first points at their home "Nou Camp" stadium, playing a draw with the defending champion "Valencia." Although the Catalans had a clear advantage throughout the match, the visitors took the lead in the 63rd minute when rarely playing this season, Stefano Fiore, sent the ball into the net. The hosts' situation became even more complicated in the 74th minute when goalkeeper V. Valdes played with his hand outside the penalty area and was sent off the field.
However, the Catalans managed to secure a point thanks to Ronaldinho's questionable penalty kick in the 80th minute. Meanwhile, Madrid's "Real" won 3-2 after a dramatic battle against Santander's "Racing." The royal club's victory was decided by Z. Zidane's goal already in added time by the referee. In another match, "Levante" and "Albacete" played to a 1-1 draw.
Saturday's results: 1 - 1 63' [0 - 1] Stefano Fiore 80' [1 - 1] Ronaldinho (from the penalty spot)
2 - 3 24' [1 - 0] Yossi Benayoun 35' [1 - 1] Michael Owen 51' [2 - 1] Javi Guerrero 61' [2 - 2] Raul 90' [2 - 3] Zinedine Zidane
1 - 1 30' [0 - 1] Gaspar 42' [1 - 1] Jose Antonio Culebras
