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On Saturday, seven matches of the XXII round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA" were played.
And the leader "Barcelona" continues to sweep opponents off the field, crushing Madrid's "Atletico" 3-0 at home. It is noteworthy that the country's champions improved the league record that belonged to "Real" for half a century by securing their 16th consecutive victory.
All three goals for the winners were scored by Argentine Lionel Messi, who has already scored 40 goals this season.
"Villarreal" players experienced their first defeat in front of their own fans. Juano Carlos Garrido's team, occupying the third place in the league table, unexpectedly lost 1-0 to Valencia's "Levante".
Results:
"Almeria" 3 - 2 Barcelona "Espanyol" 5' [1 - 0] M.A.S. Fernandez 7' [2 - 0] K. Uche 18' [3 - 0] H.D. Bernardello 34' [3 - 1] J. Verdu 49' [3 - 2] A. Vazquez
Athletic Bilbao 3 - 0 Gijon "Sporting" 16' [1 - 0] D. Lopez (from penalty) 28' [2 - 0] G. Toquero 73' [3 - 0] F. Llorente 15' A. Gregory ("Sporting") sent off the field
Getafe 4 - 1 La Coruna "Deportivo" 19' [1 - 0] A. Colunga 26' [2 - 0] A. Colunga 44' [3 - 0] Miku 57' [4 - 0] P. Rios 68' [4 - 1] I.S. Riki (from penalty)
Osasuna 1 - 1 "Mallorca" 8' [1 - 0] M. Flano 37' [1 - 1] G. Castro
Zaragoza 1 - 1 Santander "Racing" 14' [0 - 1] C.F. Salas 40' [1 - 1] S. Boutahar
Villarreal 0 - 1 Valencia "Levante" 48' [0 - 1] R.L. Valdo
Barcelona 3 - 0 Madrid "Atletico" 17' [1 - 0] L. Messi 29' [2 - 0] L. Messi 79' [3 - 0] L. Messi
