Leaders Valencia, Barcelona bid to continue early surge
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Co-leaders Valencia and FC Barcelona seek to maintain their impressive start to the season and stretch their unbeaten streaks to six games in this weekend&#39;s Primera Division matches.
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Barcelona continued to set the pace at the top of the Primera Division with a 2-1 win over Deportivo La Coruna at the Nou Camp. Frank Rijkaard&#39;s men had to come from behind after Fran Gonzalez gave the visitors the lead early on.
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Getafe, Spain (Sports Network) - Leaders Barcelona survived a late rally by promoted Getafe to earn a 2-1 road win Saturday. The win gives Barca a strong nine point lead over second place Espanyol, which edged Atletico Madrid Saturday 2-1.
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Barcelona opened up a nine-point lead at the top of La Liga on Saturday night with a 2-1 win at Getafe. Rafael Marquez and Deco scored early on to give the Catalan giants a two-goal lead after just 22 minutes.
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Valencia suffered a 2-1 defeat at home  to nine-man Sevilla Sunday to leave Barcelona five points clear  at the top of the Primera Liga table.
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Roberto Manciniâs side edged closer to the next stage of the Champions League after crashing Valencia to a humiliating 5-1 result in Spain.
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Valencia, Spain (Sports Network) - Valencia continued its strong run of play Wednesday with a 3-0 win over nine-man Espanyol, while Real Madrid slumped to a 1-0 loss against Sevilla at the Bernabeu.
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Valencia suffered a 2-1 defeat at home to nine-man Sevilla on Sunday to leave Barcelona five points clear at the top of Spain&#39;s La Liga table.
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Celticâs fifth match in this seasonâs Champions League group stages sees the Hoops facing one of the favourites for the competition, Barcelona at the Nou Camp.
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Portugal midfielder Deco scored an early goal Saturday to help leader FC Barcelona edge cross-town rival Espanyol 1-0 and maintain its spectacular start in the Spanish league.
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Michael Owen continued to profit in the Primera Liga with his sixth goal in eight games for Real Madrid while England team-mate David Beckham allayed concerns over his fitness by starting against Albacete tonight.
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Spain has taken the lead at the World Golf Championships in Seville with Sergio Garcia and Miguel Angel Jimenez combining for an 11-under-par 61 in the third round to pull one shot ahead of England.
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Valencia is on the verge of collecting yet another trophy despite making some major changes this summer.
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Samuel Eto&#39;o scored two goals against his former club Sunday as FC Barcelona beat Mallorca 3-1 in the Spanish league to remain at the top of the standings alongside defending champion Valencia.
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Cameroon&#39;s Samuel Eto&#39;o Fils helped Barcelona continue their impressive start to the Spanish season with an emphatic 3-1 win over Real Mallorca.
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Valencia are back on track following a 2-1 win at Anderlecht on Wednesday, according to Claudio Ranieri. The Spanish side still clings to hopes of qualifying for the next stage ahead of Werder Bremen, after
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Barcelona came from a goal down to thrash Real Zaragoza in a one-sided Primera Liga match at the Nou Camp on Thursday and go level on points with champions Valencia at the top.