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During the 18th round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship matches played on Sunday, the footballers of Madrid's "Real" defeated "Villarreal" by a score of 4-2 in front of their own audience after a fierce battle.
The "Submarine" team had a one-goal lead twice, but in the second half, Jose Mourinho's players managed to overcome the visitors.
Cristiano Ronaldo, who scored a hat-trick, greatly contributed to the victory of the "Royal" club, which once again allowed them to reduce the gap from the leading "Barcelona" team in the championship to two points. Kaka, returning from injury, also scored a goal.
It is worth mentioning that the "Real" leader Ronaldo has already scored 22 goals in the Spanish championship. Second in the list of top scorers is Barcelona's Argentine Lionel Messi with 18 accurate strikes.
In another match, in the Valencia city derby, "Valencia" defeated "Levante" with a minimal score of 1-0 away. Lithuanian player Marius Stankevičius, representing the "Frogs," played the full 90 minutes.
Results:
Barcelona's "Espanyol" 4 - 0 "Zaragoza" 8' [1 - 0] P.D. Osvaldo 30' [2 - 0] L. Garcia (penalty) 34' [3 - 0] A. Vazquez 87' [4 - 0] S. Garcia
"Mallorca" 4 - 1 "Almeria" 12' [1 - 0] I. Ramis 37' [2 - 0] Victor 66' [2 - 1] A. Crusat 67' [3 - 1] E.N. Lopez 88' [4 - 1] M. Pereira
Pamplona's "Osasuna" 0 - 0 Madrid's "Getafe"
Santander's "Racing" 1 - 1 Chichon's "Sporting" 30' [1 - 0] A. Gregory (own goal) 90' [1 - 1] D. Castro
Madrid's "Real" 4 - 2 "Villarreal" 7' [0 - 1] R.G. Cani 10' [1 - 1] C. Ronaldo 18' [1 - 2] M. Ruben 45' [2 - 2] C. Ronaldo 80' [3 - 2] C. Ronaldo 82' [4 - 2] Kaka
Valencia's "Levante" 0 - 1 "Valencia" 83' [0 - 1] J.M. Mata
27' J.M. Mata ("Valencia") missed a penalty kick from 11 meters
