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On Saturday, the only match between Bilbao's "Athletic" and "Barcelona" ended the Spanish championship with a score of eleven. The season ended with a great victory against the Spanish champions for Athletic Bilbao players who could have fallen out of the league for a large part of the season.
Despite the loss, there was good news in the "Barcelona" camp - the Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o, who scored the only goal for their team, became the top scorer in the Spanish championship.
The Cameroonian scored in the 36th minute of the match and "Barcelona" was in the lead for some time, but after the break, the hosts scored three goals and celebrated the victory, allowing them to finish the season in twelfth place on the standings.
These matches were played on Saturday with a special FIFA permit, which demanded that all national championships end by May 15. FIFA agreed to move these matches to May 20, but the players participating in the upcoming World Cup in Germany could not play.
For this reason, many of the leaders were missing in Barcelona's ranks: Carles Puyol, Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Mark van Bommel, Deco, Andres Iniesta, Henrik Larsson, Ronaldinho, Rafael Marquez, and a few other players.
3 - 1 36' [0 - 1] Samuel Eto'o 57' [1 - 1] Andoni Iraola 80' [2 - 1] Felipe 83' [3 - 1] Oleguer (own goal)
Top scorers 1. Samuel Eto'o (Barcelona) - 26 goals; 2. David Villa (Valencia) - 25; 3. Ronaldinho (Barcelona) - 17; 4. Diego Milito (Zaragoza) - 15; 5. Ronaldo (Real) - 14;
Final standings [table = 3][/table]
