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On Sunday, the 8th round of the Spanish championship ended with seven matches. After playing their game against the favorites on Saturday, on Sunday the clubs preparing to "sting" them fought. Wins were also achieved by "Sevilla", Madrid's "Getafe", and "Zaragoza", who won the most interesting match against Madrid's "Atletico". In the central duel in Madrid on Sunday, "Atletico" dominated almost the entire match, but once again they were forced to pay for their lack of precision in attack. The best opportunity in the first half was for "Atletico", but Luciano Galletti's shot was fantastically saved by "Zaragoza" goalkeeper Cesar, and with about three minutes left to play, Oscar scored the only goal of the match with his head. A very important victory was also won by "Sevilla" away from home, moving up to second place in the standings by beating Vigo "Celta" 1-2. The hosts took the lead after a goal by Brazilian Nene, but in the first half, the result was equalized by Danish national team goalkeeper Christian Poulsen, who defeated "Celta" goalkeeper Jose Manuel Pinto with a strong long-range shot. Brazilian left-back Adriano scored the winning goal in the middle of the second half, intercepting a pass from Antonio Nunez in front of the "Celta" goal and defeating the goalkeeper. "Celta" could have equalized in the final three minutes, but Fernando Baiano's penalty kick from eleven meters was saved by Andres Palop, and the rebound went wide. Madrid's "Getafe" players also secured their third consecutive victory, starting the season impressively once again. On Sunday, goals from Manu del Moral and Nacho ensured a victory over La Coruna's "Deportivo". The match in Valencia between "Levante" and Barcelona's "Espanyol" ended in a draw. The best opportunity in the match was for "Levante" defender Olivier Kapo, but after breaking away from the goalkeeper, he failed to score. After this match, "Levante" extended their winless streak to four, while "Espanyol" extended theirs to five. The hero of the match in Pamplona was "Athletic" goalkeeper Inaki Lafuente. The Basque team took the lead in the match against "Osasuna" after about half an hour, when after a great pass from Joseba Etxeberria from the right, defender Igor Gabilondo scored with a header. At the beginning of the second half, former Real Madrid striker Roberto Soldado equalized for "Osasuna" after a good pass from Valdo, and "Athletic Bilbao" was saved from defeat only by the great play of the goalkeeper. San Sebastian's "Real Sociedad" continued to not experience the joy of victory, this time at home against "Villarreal" with a score of 0-1. Last week, Miguel Angel Lotina, who replaced Jose Mari Bakero at "Real Sociedad", hoped for at least a point from this match, but everything was turned upside down at the end of the match after the winning goal scored by Rodolfo Arruabarrena from a corner kick by Juan Roman Riquelme. After this match, "Real Sociedad" occupies the last place with just two points in the Spanish championship, being the only team this year that has not yet experienced the joy of victory.
