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On Saturday in the Spanish championship, the only matches of the fifth round were played, in which the defending champions "Barcelona" won 3-1 away against "Athletic Bilbao", who had played almost all the matches with ten players.
"Athletic Bilbao" 1 - 3 "Barcelona" 11` [1 - 0] Francisco Yeste 45` [1 - 1] Ustaritz (own goal) 61` [1 - 2] Eidur Gudjohnsen 77` [1 - 3] Javier Saviola Javier Casas was sent off the field in the 19th minute ("Athletic Bilbao"). "Barcelona", whose most productive player, Cameroonian Samuel Eto'o, will not be able to help for the next five months due to a knee injury, started the match poorly and the hosts broke ahead in the 11th minute. "Barcelona" managed to take the initiative only after eight minutes, when "Athletic Bilbao" defender Javier Casas saw a red card against himself. The visitors managed to equalize the score just before halftime, when "Athletic" defender Ustaritz redirected a cross from Eidur Gudjohnsen into the goal. In the second half, it was the same Icelandic player who scored, and the victory was sealed by the Argentine Javier Saviola after coming on as a substitute. Sunday's matches Recreativo - Betis Zaragoza - Levante Real - Atletico Mallorca - Villarreal Espanyol - Osasuna Racing Santander - Celta Deportivo - Real Sociedad
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