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Spain Weekend Football Results - Monday October 26 2009
By h.b. - Oct 26, 2009 - 8:43 AM
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Two of the Barça goalscorers, Ibrajimovic and Keita - EFE
Barcelona back three points clear of Real Madrid at the top of the table
Press speculation of a fall in form at Barcelona proved unfounded over the weekend as the Catalan side thrashed Zaragoza 6-1, while Real Madrid could do no more than a no-score draw at Sporting.
The Real Madrid game was on Saturday and Pellegrini was forced to make changes with three top players, including Cristiano Ronaldo, out injured, but the side failed to gel against a powerful Sporting. It will be interesting to see how they get on against Alcorcón in the first round of the King’s Cup on Tuesday.
Barcelona celebrated their 6-1 win against Zaragoza with a hat trick from Keita, two from Ibrahimovic and one from Messi. The result will be a relief for Pep Gaurdiola after the team’s poor performance against Rubin Kazan last week.
Barça once again have a three point lead at the top of the table.
Valencia will be happy with their 0-3 win in Almería. Pablo Hernández was the man of the match, and has joined the famous three in Valencia, Villa, Mata and Silva.
Atletico de Madrid proved unable to win at home to Mallorca on Saturday, despite the visitors conceding two penalties and ending the game with nine players. Mallorca still equalised in the 90th minute for the match to end 1-1.
First Division Results
Atlético 1 - 1 Mallorca
Sporting 0 - 0 R.Madrid
Sevilla 0 - 0 Espanyol
Villarreal 2 - 1 Málaga
Tenerife 1 - 0 Xerez
Valladolid 4 - 0 Deportivo
Getafe 2 - 0 Athletic
Racing 1 - 1 Osasuna
Almería 0 - 3 Valencia
Barcelona 6 - 1 R. Zaragoza
Classification
1 Barcelona 22
2 R.Madrid 19
3 Sevilla 16
4 Valencia 15
5 Deportivo 15
6 Mallorca 14
7 Sporting 12
8 Getafe 12
9 Espanyol 12
10 Osasuna 11
11 Athletic 10
12 Almería 9
13 Tenerife 9
14 Valladolid 8
15 R. Zaragoza 8
16 Racing 7
17 Atlético 7
18 Villarreal 6
19 Xerez 5
20 Málaga 4
In the second division, Betis showed better form with a return of Sergio García to the side, they beat Girona 0-2.
Nástic 1 - 1 Hércules
Huesca 0 - 0 Levante
R.Sociedad 1 - 0 Córdoba
Murcia 0 - 1 Recreativo
Las Palmas 4 - 0 Albacete
Villarreal B 3 - 1 Castellón
Girona 0 - 2 R. Betis
Celta 0 - 0 Rayo
Numancia 1 - 1 Salamanca
Elche 1 - 1 Cartagena
Cádiz 2 - 1 R. Unión
Classification
1 R.Sociedad 18
2 Cartagena 17
3 Rayo 16
4 Hércules 16
5 R. Betis 15
6 Numancia 15
7 Recreativo 15
8 Levante 14
9 Salamanca 13
10 Las Palmas 12
11 Nástic 12
12 Villarreal B 12
13 Cádiz 12
14 Córdoba 12
15 Elche 9
16 Albacete 9
17 R. Unión 8
18 Celta 8
19 Huesca 8
20 Murcia 7
21 Girona 7
22 Castellón 4