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On Sunday, in the matches played in the Spanish "Liga BBVA" championship, the defending champions "Barcelona" footballers once again stumbled away from home.
Jose Guardiola's players shared the points with the other city team - "Espanyol" in the derby. The referee's final whistle recorded a 1-1 draw.
At the "Nou Camp" stadium, the Catalonians who are dominant and do not concede goals at home faced difficulties once again away - in the country's national championship, out of eight matches played on opponents' territory, "Barca" settled for a draw four times, lost once, and celebrated only three victories.
This time, the visitors started the match with a great goal by Cesc Fabregas and led until the 86th minute, when 'The Parrots' striker Alvaro Vazquez, coming on as a substitute, restored balance to the delight of Madrid's "Real" supporters.
The 'royal' club, leading the tournament table, increased their lead from the second-placed "Barcelona" team to five points after this round.
In other matches, "Sevilla" unexpectedly lost 2-1 away to Madrid's "Rayo" players, while "Villarreal" and "Valencia" drew 2-2.
Results:
Madrid "Rayo" 2 - 1 "Sevilla"
45' [1 - 0] Michu
52' [2 - 0] R. Tamudo
62' [2 - 1] J. Escude
Madrid "Getafe" 0 - 0 Bilbao "Athletic"
"Villarreal" 2 - 2 "Valencia"
14' [1 - 0] M. Ruben
18' [2 - 0] G. Rodriguez
41' [2 - 1] S. Feghouli
87' [2 - 2] A. Aduriz
Seville's "Betis" 2 - 0 Chichon "Sporting"
23' [1 - 0] R.S. Cruz
90' [2 - 0] J. Molina
44' A.R. Lora sent off ("Sporting")
90' G. Carmelo sent off ("Sporting")
Barcelona's "Espanyol" 1 - 1 "Barcelona"
16' [0 - 1] C. Fabregas
86' [1 - 1] A. Vazquez
