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On Sunday, in the 17th round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship matches, victories were won by the football players of "Barcelona" and "Valencia".
The fans of the Catalonia club were somewhat nervously surprised, as Cristian Stuani responded with a precise shot in the 80th minute to the two goals by Pedro Rodriguez, leaving Josep Guardiola's players with only a one-goal advantage for the remaining time.
"Barcelona" did not create additional problems and increased their lead from the second place "Real Madrid" by 5 points on the tournament table. However, the latter will play their match in the next round.
Meanwhile, "Valencia" defeated Barcelona's "Espanyol" team with a score of 2-1 in front of their own fans, with the reliable performance of Marius Stankevicius.
In this duel, there were no shortage of questionable referee decisions - in the 61st minute, after a controversial situation, the home team forward Aritz Aduriz was sent off the field, and the winning goal for "bats" was scored in the last minute of added time from an obvious offside position.
Results:
Bilbao "Athletic" 1 - 2 La Coruna "Deportivo" 22' [0 - 1] Adrian (from penalty kick) 52' [0 - 2] Adrian 86' [1 - 2] F. Llorente 35' M.S. Jose ("Athletic") sent off 45' J. Rodriguez ("Deportivo") sent off 86' A.A. Ustaritz ("Athletic") sent off "Barcelona" 2 - 1 Valencia "Levante" 47' [1 - 0] P. Rodriguez 59' [2 - 0] P. Rodriguez 80' [2 - 1] C. Stuani
Chichon "Sporting" 1 - 2 "Malaga" 42' [1 - 0] D. Castro 45' [1 - 1] R. Weligton 59' [1 - 2] A. Apono (from penalty kick) "Sevilla" 1 - 0 Pamplona "Osasuna" 36' [1 - 0] F. Kanoute "Valencia" 2 - 1 Barcelona "Espanyol" 28' [1 - 0] A. Aduriz 45' [1 - 1] R. Costa (own goal) 90' [2 - 1] J.M. Mata 61' A. Aduriz ("Valencia") sent off
