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On Saturday, in the matches of the seventh round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship, the country's football giants - Madrid's "Real" and "Barcelona" celebrated easy victories.
The 'Royal' club in front of their own fans defeated Seville's "Betis" team 4-1, and at least for one day climbed to the second place in the tournament table.
All 5 goals in the match were scored in the second half, with three of them being scored by the hosts' and Argentine national team striker Gonzalo Higuain.
Meanwhile, the leading "Barcelona" team also defeated Santander's "Racing" team 3-0 at home. Lionel Messi, the league's top scorer, scored twice for the Catalans, while Xavi scored once.
The match between "Mallorca" and "Valencia" ended in a 1-1 draw.
Results:
Madrid's "Getafe" 0 - 0 "Villarreal"
"Mallorca" 1 - 1 "Valencia" 39' [0 - 1] A. Rami 90' [1 - 1] T. Hemad (from the penalty spot)
Madrid's "Real" 4 - 1 Seville's "Betis" 46' [1 - 0] G. Higuain 59' [2 - 0] Kaka 69' [2 - 1] J. Molina 70' [3 - 1] G. Higuain 73' [4 - 1] G. Higuain
"Barcelona" 3 - 0 Santander's "Racing" 11' [1 - 0] L. Messi 28' [2 - 0] X. Hernandez 68' [3 - 0] L. Messi
"Granada" 0 - 0 Madrid's "Atletico"
