Barcelona re-established their six point lead over Real Madrid at the top of La Liga with a 2-0 win at Almería. It wasn’t until the beginning of the second half that Barcelona managed to put the ball in the opposition net and then it was two goals in quick succession, both scored by Bojan Krkic. Eleven matches to go and …
Draws for Málaga and Nerja
The Blue and Whites were two goals up at half-time against local rivals Sevilla but ended up sharing the points, the final score 2-2.
Better performance from Real Madrid
A much improved performance from Real Madrid saw them move within three points of leaders Barcelona pending Sunday’s games after beating Athletic Bilbao 2-5 on Saturday evening.
Málaga up to fifth place
The Blue and Whites are up to fifth place in La Liga after a 1-2 win away to Getafe. Eliseu opened the scoring after thirty minutes and Duda added a second just before half time. Málaga were reduced to ten men after Cuadrado was given his marching orders and Getafe took advantage, Contra scoring from a free kick. The numbers …
Barca move six points clear
Sergio Busquets and Lionel Messi scored to give Barcelona a fairly comfortable 2-0 win over Athletic Bilbao and they now move six points clear at the top of La Liga after Real Madrid could only manage a draw. Barcelona had numerous chances to increase the scoreline but failed to take advantage, while Real Madrid were rather lucky to come away …
Barcelona lose again
Only four points in it now at the top of La Liga after Barcelona lost 4-3 to Atletico Madrid at the Vicente Calderon stadium. Barcelona went ahead in the 18th minute, a bit against the run of play at the time, with a goal from Thierry Henry and twelve minutes later, Lionel Messi put them further ahead. Atletico pulled one …
Real keep up pressure on the leaders
Two goals in five minutes in the second half were enough to see Real Madrid pick up the three points on their visit to Espanyol. Guti hammered in a free kick in the 67th minute to give Real the lead and then five minutes later, it was that man Raúl who finished off a great pass from Marcello, placing the …
Athletic Bilbao 1-2 Sevilla
Sevilla came from behind to beat Athletic Bilbao 1-2 early on Saturday evening. Igor Gabilondo put the home side ahead, but then two from Kanouté, one either side of the break, turned things around and Sevilla then held on for a valuable win.
Blue and Whites up to sixth
The Blue and Whites are up to sixth place in La Liga after a 1-3 win against Valladolid. Albert Luque scored early on and then Apoño added a second from the penalty spot. Oldoni pulled one back for the home side early in the second half but Nacho made sure of the three points for Málaga towards the end of …
Real Madrid win, Barcelona don’t
Barcelona lost for the first time since the opening day of the season, going down 1-2 to Espanyol. After a scoreless first half in which Barcelona’s Keita was given his marching orders, de la Peña grabbed two within five minutes as Espanyol took full advantage of the extra man. Touré Yaya pulled one back for the home side but it …