Valencia Wins in Primera Liga to Close Gap on Leader Barcelona
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Defending champion Valencia beat Espanyol 3-0 to close within 10 points of Primera Liga soccer leader Barcelona, while Real Madrid dropped to fifth after losing 1-0 at home to Sevilla.
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La Liga pacers Barcelona fought off a stern challenge from Albacete to post a 2-1 win on Xaviâs sublime 85th minute volley. Andres Iniesta had put the visitors ahead, only to have Mark Gonzalez kiss home a second half restart to equalize.
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Second-placed Espanyol travelled to the Mestalla stadium on Wednesday, as the Spanish Primera Liga champions Valencia went looking for the three points that would see them leapfrog their visitors.
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MADRID, Oct 23 (SW) - While Real Madrid defeated Valencia in the top clash of this week&#39;s Primera Division matchround, Deportivo la CoruÃ±a were held to a draw at Malaga.
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BARCELONA/ALBACETE, Nov 6 (SW) - Barcelona defeated Deportivo la CoruÃ±a to maintain their lead in La Liga, while Albacete and Real Betis held each other to a draw.
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Vicente scored the opening goal and created the second to give Valencia a comfortable 2-0 victory over Anderlecht in their opening Champions League Group G match on Tuesday.
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A superb late strike from Barcelona midfielder Xavi allowed the Spanish first division soccer league leaders to snatch a 2-1 win away to a determined Albacete on Saturday.
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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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MADRID - Reigning Spanish champions Valencia extended their unbeaten run to six games as they beat fellow high-flyers Espanyol 3-0 while Sevilla won their first match at Real Madrid&#39;s Santiago Bernabeu stadium in 20 years on Wednesday.
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MADRID -- Valencia sent a stark warning to their rivals that they will mount a fierce defence of their title with a devastating 5-1 victory at Deportivo Coruna in midweek.
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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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MILAN, Italy: Inter Milan booked their place in the last 16 of the Champions League here Tuesday thanks to a goalless draw at home to Valencia.
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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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Barcelona moved further ahead in the Spanish league by beating rival Real Madrid 3-0 Saturday in the country&#39;s biggest match. Samuel Eto&#39;o and Giovanni van Bronckhorst scored in the first half and Ronaldinho
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MADRID, Spain Â· Barcelona moved further ahead in the Spanish league by beating rival Real Madrid 3-0 Saturday in the country&#39;s biggest match.
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Inter Milan were held to a goalless draw by Valencia on Wednesday but the result, earned by &quot;an almost perfect performance&quot;, was enough to send the Italians through to knockout stage of the Champions League.
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Barcelona preserved their unbeaten run with a 3-0 win over Osasuna at the Nou Camp to keep the chasing pack in the Primera Liga at armâs length.