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On Sunday, in the 36th round of matches in the Spanish "La Liga" championship, Madrid's "Real" footballers failed to secure their 32nd league title. The 'Royal' club defeated "Sevilla" 3-0 in front of their own fans, but the capital city team's supporters did not have the opportunity to joyfully take to the streets in the evening, as "Barcelona" swept away Madrid's "Rayo" 0-7 in their match. With three rounds left in the championship, the 'morengos' trail the Catalans by a seven-point margin, so theoretically, Josep Guardiola's men can still triumph in the championship if Jose Mourinho's men fail to secure a victory in the remaining matches against Bilbao "Athletic," "Granada," and "Mallorca."
In another important match in the battle for a place in next season's UEFA Champions League tournament, the ambitious "Malaga" secured a crucial victory at home, defeating the "Valencia" team 1-0.
Results:
Madrid's "Real" 3 - 0 "Sevilla" 19' [1 - 0] C. Ronaldo 49' [2 - 0] K. Benzema 52' [3 - 0] K. Benzema
"Zaragoza" 2 - 0 Bilbao "Athletic" 28' [1 - 0] E.O. Garcia 51' [2 - 0] A. Apono
"Malaga" 1 - 0 "Valencia" 27' [1 - 0] I. Camacho S. Feghouli ("Valencia") was sent off from the field in the 61st minute
Seville's "Betis" 2 - 2 Madrid's "Atletico" 63' [0 - 1] Koke 86' [1 - 1] A. Pozuelo 88' [2 - 1] J. Pereira 90' [2 - 2] R. Falcao
Madrid's "Rayo" 0 - 7 "Barcelona" 16' [0 - 1] L. Messi 26' [0 - 2] Rober (own goal) 39' [0 - 3] S. Keita 47' [0 - 4] P. Rodriguez 77' [0 - 5] T. Alcantara 87' [0 - 6] P. Rodriguez 90' [0 - 7] L. Messi
