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On Saturday, three matches of the 37th round of the Spanish football championship were played. The "Valencia" team lost two important points in the battle for the second place and complicated their position.
Valencia" failed to beat Madrid's "Atletico" team at home and played a 1-1 draw. The hosts took the lead in these matches, when in the 12th minute of the game, Valencia's attacking leader David Villa successfully converted a penalty kick. This was already the 25th goal of the Spaniard this season, putting him ahead of "Barcelona" striker Samuel Eto'o in terms of this indicator. However, in the 20th minute, Maxi Rodriguez managed to equalize the score and earn a point for his team in this match.
After these draws, "Valencia" in second place has the same number of points as the Madrid "Real" club, occupying the third position, but has played one more game.
Meanwhile, the reigning champions "Barcelona" continued their momentum. In this round, "Barcelona" won the city derby against "Espanyol" 2-0, securing their 25th victory. "Barcelona" took the lead in the 19th minute when Daniel Jarque scored an own goal. The Catalonian club's leader Ronaldinho doubled his team's lead in the 51st minute.
On Saturday, "Sevilla" also secured a victory away by defeating the absolute tournament underdog "Malaga" 0-2. Renato and Fernando Sales scored for the "Sevilla" team in the 18th and 90th minutes respectively. After this victory, "Sevilla" temporarily pushed Vigo's "Celta" club from the 5th to the 6th position.
Results:
2 - 0
19` [1 - 0] Daniel Jarque (own goal)
51` [2 - 0] Ronaldinho
1 - 1
12` [1 - 0] David Villa (penalty)
20` [1 - 1] Maxi Rodriguez
0 - 2
18` [0 - 1] Renato
90` [0 - 2] Fernando Sales
Tournament table:
