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Today, the remaining matches of the 14th round of the Spanish championship were played. Barcelona's "Espanyol", who won 0-1 against "Zaragoza" in this round as visitors, remained in third place but equalized in points with "Real". And the royal Madrid "Real" club, playing with what you could call a reserve team, drew with "Villarreal". The matches in Villarreal were clearly dominated by the hosts. According to unofficial statistics, "Villarreal" outshot their opponents 11-3. Even in stoppage time, the hosts had at least two opportunities to score. The main saviors for "Real" in this match were goalkeeper Iker Casillas and luck. Despite managing to score one goal, it was disallowed as the referee called offside. After these draws, Barcelona's lead over Real increased to 9 points. Trying to climb out of the bottom of the table, the "Mallorca" players led by new coach Hector Cuper tried to make an impression. Despite trailing 0-2, they scored three goals in the last ten minutes and celebrated victory. This was only the third victory for "Mallorca" this season and the first since Cuper took charge. With three points secured, the Balearic Islands players moved up from last place to eighteenth. La Coruna's "Deportivo" continues to struggle. They were only able to secure a draw in the final minutes away against Santander's "Racing". A crucial victory of 3-2 against "Osasuna" saw Madrid's "Atletico" climb from tenth place to seventh. Although "Atletico" led 2-0 and 3-1 in this match, the victory was not as straightforward as it may seem: Madrid players had to fight hard against higher-ranked "Osasuna" players. Results: Valencia 0 - 0 La Coruna 2 - 2 22' [1 - 0] Yossi Benayoun 50' [1 - 1] Alberto Luque 86' [2 - 1] Javi Guerrero 90' [2 - 2] Walter Pandiani Real Madrid 2 - 0 53' [1 - 0] Julio Baptista 66' [2 - 0] Carlos Barcelona 0 - 1 30' [0 - 1] Raul Tamudo Alaves 3 - 2 20' [0 - 1] Luis Tevenet 57' [0 - 2] Carlos Merino 80' [1 - 2] Andrija Delibasic 82' [2 - 2] Luis Garcia 87' [3 - 2] Luis Garcia Real Madrid 0 - 0 Madrid 3 - 2 Pamplona 16' [1 - 0] Fernando Torres 31' [2 - 0] Salva 45' [2 - 1] Valdo 55' [3 - 1] Gonzalo Colsa 74' [3 - 2] Richard Morales
