Valencia are up to fourth place in La Liga pending Sunday’s matches after beating Betis 3-0. The visitors were down to ten men after just fifteen minutes when Amaya was dismissed for bringing down Soldado on the edge of the area.
Real Madrid 5-2 Mallorca
Real Madrid came back from 0-1 and 1-2 to finally overcome the Islanders 5-2, Higuaín grabbing two and Ronaldo, Modric and Benzema getting one each. Nsue and Alfaro were on target for Mallorca.
Real Madrid up to second spot
Valencia lost out on a chance to move into fourth place in La Liga after losing 1-0 to Athletic Bilbao, Muniain the scorer.
Another record for Lionel Messi
Lionel Messi continues to break records and set new standards, this time coming on as a substitute against Deportivo on Saturday to score in his 17th consecutive La Liga game to pass Pole Teodor Pewterek’s 1937-38 world record of scoring in 16 straight games for Ruch Chorzow.
Valencia go out
Valencia are out of the Champions League after a 1-1 draw against Paris Saint-Germain, losing 3-2 on aggregate. On the night, Valencia took the lead in the second half through Jonas but Lavezzi equalised ten minutes later.
Manchester United 1-2 Real Madrid
An exciting game between Manchester United and Real Madrid, one in which always looked like there would be goals. Although a lot of the build-up centred around two players, van Persie and Ronaldo, neither impressed too much, although Ronaldo did score a goal.
Málaga 0-0 Atlético Madrid
A 0-0 draw between Málaga and Atlético Madrid did neither team any real harm, Málaga holding onto fourth place in La Liga and Atlético gaining a point on Barcelona, who lost to Real Madrid on Saturday.
Real Madrid 2-1 Barcelona
Real Madrid came out on top in the latest ‘clasico’, beating arch rivals Barcelona 2-1 on Saturday. Benzema opened the scoring for Real but Barca soon equalised through Lionel Messi, the Argentinian striker equalling the record for the number of goals scored in ‘clasicos’. He joins the legendary Alfredo di Stefano on eighteen.
Telefonica results for 2012
Telefonica closed 2012 with a net profit of only €3,928 million, down by 27.3% on the previous year, after making adjustments of €2,536 million to take into account participation in Telefonica Italy, Telefonica Ireland and the devaluation of the Venezuelan Bolivar.
Real Betis 3-0 Málaga
Atlético Madrid kept up their faint hopes of keeping up with Barcelona with a 1-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday, Falcao scoring from the penalty spot.