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On Saturday, in the 23rd round of matches in the Spanish "Liga BBVA," the streak of sixteen consecutive victories for the "Barcelona" club in the league was broken.
Josep Guardiola's pupils, in an away duel with Chichono's "Sporting" eleven, conceded the first goal when David Barral scored in the 16th minute.
The Catalans, who launched an attack on the opponent's goal, only restored balance at the end of the second half - David Villa defeated Ivan Cuellar with a technical strike.
To the delight of Madrid's "Real" fans, the ball did not find the net again in the remaining time of the match, so if tomorrow the 'royal' club celebrates a victory against the team of Barcelona's "Espanyol," the "Barca's" advantage in the league table will decrease to 5 points.
In the next match, "Valencia" away broke Madrid's "Atletico" resistance by a result of 2-1 after a fierce battle and at least for one day climbed to the third position in the championship.
Lithuanian Marius Stankevicius who represents the 'Che' played the full 90 minutes.
Results:
Madrid "Atletico" 1 - 2 "Valencia" 3' [1 - 0] J.A. Reyes 41' [1 - 1] Joaquin 86' [1 - 2] Joaquin 58' D. Forlan ("Atletico") missed a penalty kick 90' D. Godin ("Atletico") sent off the field
Chichono "Sporting" 1 - 1 "Barcelona" 16' [1 - 0] D. Barral 80' [1 - 1] D. Villa
Santander "Racing" 3 - 2 "Sevilla" 12' [1 - 0] C. F. Salas 19' [2 - 0] I. Rakitic (own goal) 40' [2 - 1] F. Fazio 83' [2 - 2] L. Fabiano (penalty) 90' [3 - 2] M.Arana 17' J. Navas ("Sevilla") missed a penalty kick 39' C.F. Salas ("Racing") sent off the field
