Barcelona and Valencia both held to 1-1 draw
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Leaders Barcelona dropped points for only the second time this season when they drew 1-1 at 10-man Athletic Bilbao in a Spanish first division soccer game on Saturday.
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Barcelona were held to a one-all draw at Athletic Bilbao on Saturday, but the result still increases their lead at the top of the Spanish Primera Liga to six points - for a day at least.
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Wales' hopes of getting their World Cup qualifying campaign off to a flying start suffered a major setback when they were held to a 1-1 draw by lowly Azerbaijan.
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Ronaldinho converted a 79th-minute penalty Saturday and FC Barcelona drew 1-1 with Valencia, the first time the Spanish league leader has not won at home this season.
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Real Madrid rekindled their hopes of challenging for the Primera Liga title with a 3-2 defeat of Santander on Saturday, before leaders Barcelona conceded home points in a 1-1 draw with Valencia.
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Valencia secured an unconvincing win over Anderlecht in Brussels to set up a pressure-cooker match that will be the final nail in the CL coffin for the Champions of Spain or Germany.
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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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Valencia knock Inter Milan out of the Champions League after a goalless second leg.
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MADRID, Spain -- Defending champions Valencia extended their unbeaten run to six games as they beat nine-man Espanyol 3-0 to go second behind Barcelona in Spain.
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MADRID, Spain -- Michael Owen scored his first Spanish Liga goal to lift Real Madrid to a 1-0 win over defending champions Valencia.
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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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Arsenal's bid to reclaim the Premier League trophy suffered a setback on Saturday when the Gunners were held to a 1-1 draw at home to struggling Birmingham.
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Scotland gave Spain a mighty fright before a floodlight failure brought an early end to their international friendly clash with the sides locked at 1-1.
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Valencia edged out Villarreal 2-1 in a nervy Mediterranean derby on Monday to get their Primera Liga title defence off to a positive start.
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Seville, Spain (Sports Network) - Real Betis used a goal from Edu to earn a 1-1 draw with defending La Liga champion Valencia on Saturday.
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Barcelona held on from an early Deco goal to edge game local rivals Espanyol 1-0 and carve out a five point tabletop cushion. Earlier, Ronaldo rescued a point for Real Madrid, who continued their middling form with a 1-1 draw at Real Betis.
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Struggling Spanish champion Valencia  failed to win for its tenth match in a row on Saturday as it  was held 0-0 at home by Real Zaragoza in the Primera Liga.