On Saturday, four matches of the 19th round of the Spanish "La Liga" championship were played. After experiencing a loss in the previous round, the Madrid club "Real" tried to return to the path of victory at their stadium. Zinedine Zidane's team only managed to win 2-1 against "Malaga" after a tough battle. "Real" created more opportunities throughout the match and could have scored four or more goals, but luck was on Malaga's side. Nevertheless, as usual, the initiative within "Real" was taken by the team captain Sergio Ramos. In the 35th minute, the defender scored a great header to put the hosts ahead, and at the end of the first half, he increased the advantage after a brilliant pass from Toni Kroos. In the second half, "Malaga" reduced the deficit and brought intrigue back into the match. However, the visitors did not impose their game, and Cristiano Ronaldo had two perfect chances to score, but Kameni saved the goal once and later - the crossbar. With 43 points on their account, "Real" remains the sole leader of the Spanish championship and has a 4-point advantage over their closest opponents. In the other matches, Barcelona's "Espanyol" defeated "Granada", "Deportivo Alaves" and "Leganes" drew with goals, and "Valencia" won away against "Villarreal" and secured their second consecutive victory. Results: "Real Madrid" 2 - 1 "Malaga" 35' [1 - 0] S. Ramos 43' [2 - 0] S. Ramos 63' [2 - 1] Juanpi "Espanyol" 3 - 1 "Granada" 11' [1 - 0] J. Reyes 23' [1 - 1] A. Pereira 32' [2 - 1] P. Piatti 48' [3 - 1] M. Navarro "Alaves" 2 - 2 "Leganes" 11' [1 - 0] V. Laguardia 45' [1 - 1] Guerrero 51' [2 - 1] E. Mendez 84' [2 - 2] P. Insua "Villarreal" 0 - 2 "Valencia" 35' [0 - 1] C. Soler 42' [1 - 1] S. Mina
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