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On Sunday, six matches were played in the Spanish championship.
A crushing defeat seems to have had little impact on the Madrid "Real" team, which deservedly defeated the last-placed "Zaragoza" team 3-1 away and secured their second consecutive victory.
Early goals from Mesut Ozil and an impressive penalty kick from Cristiano Ronaldo practically sealed the outcome of the match in the first half.
After the break, Angel Di Maria scored the third goal, while Gabi softened the score from the penalty spot in the 54th minute.
However, the leader "Barcelona" also did not stumble, effortlessly crushing "Real Sociedad" 5-0 at home.
The winners scored two goals, with Cristiano Ronaldo moving past Lionel Messi in the top scorers list, and goals also came from Andres Iniesta, David Villa, and Bojan Krkic.
Following the victory, "Barcelona" (40 points) retained the top spot, with "Real" trailing by two points. "Villarreal" ranks third with 30 points, while Barcelona's "Espanyol" is fourth with 28 points.
Results:
Athletic Bilbao 2 - 1 Espanyol Barcelona
33' [0 - 1] P.D. Osvaldo
73' [1 - 1] F. Llorente
78' [2 - 1] D. Lopez
Hercules 4 - 1 Malaga
12' [0 - 1] S. Fernandez
65' [1 - 1] D. Trezeguet
67' [2 - 1] R. Drenthe (pen.)
71' [3 - 1] A.P. Cruz
80' [4 - 1] Kiko
Mallorca 0 - 1 Racing Santander
90' [0 - 1] O. Serrano
Sporting Gijon 1 - 1 Levante
71' [0 - 1] F. Caicedo
80' [1 - 1] S. Eguren
Zaragoza 1 - 3 Real Madrid
15' [0 - 1] M. Ozil
44' [0 - 2] C. Ronaldo
47' [0 - 3] A.D. Maria
54' [1 - 3] G. Fernández (pen.)
Barcelona 5 - 0 Real Sociedad
9' [1 - 0] D. Villa
33' [2 - 0] A. Iniesta
47' [3 - 0] L. Messi
87' [4 - 0] L. Messi
90' [5 - 0] B. Krkic
