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On Saturday in the 12th round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship matches, "Barcelona" and Madrid's "Real" celebrated easy victories.
Josep Guardiola's team achieved an impressive 8-0 result away against "Almeria", while the "royal" club crushed Bilbao "Athletic" 5-1 in front of their own fans.
The leaders of the teams, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, were among the goal scorers after each scoring a hat-trick.
The intriguing duel between neighbors "Villarreal" and "Valencia" ended in a 1-1 draw.
Lithuanian Marius Stankevičius, representing "Valencia", started the match in the starting eleven, but was forced to leave the game in the 81st minute after receiving two yellow cards.
Results:
"Villarreal" 1 - 1 "Valencia" 21' [0 - 1] A. Aduriz 73' [1 - 1] G. Rossi 81' M. Stankevičius ("Valencia") sent off from the field
"Almeria" 0 - 8 "Barcelona" 17' [0 - 1] L. Messi 19' [0 - 2] A. Iniesta 27' [0 - 3] S.S.A. Ariadela (own goal) 35' [0 - 4] Pedro 37' [0 - 5] L. Messi 62' [0 - 6] B. Krkic 67' [0 - 7] L. Messi 73' [0 - 8] B. Krkic
Madrid's "Real" 5 - 1 Bilbao "Athletic" 19' [1 - 0] G. Higuain 30' [2 - 0] C. Ronaldo 40' [2 - 1] F. Llorente 57' [3 - 1] S. Ramos (from penalty spot) 62' [4 - 1] C. Ronaldo 90' [5 - 1] C. Ronaldo (from penalty spot)
