Sunday, May 20, 2007

Galacticos, Barca, and Sevilla All Win Sunday Tilts

Seven games populated Sunday Spanish Premiera Liga schedule:

At Huelva:

Roberto Carlos scored the game-winning goal in the opening seconds of second-half stoppage time, propelling league-leading Real Madrid to a 3-2 home win over Recreativo Huelva.

At Madrid:

Leo Messi scored twice (39', 80') as an offensive barrage guided Barcelona to a 6-0 anihilation of homestanding Atletico Madrid. Barca remained even with Real Madrid on 69 points, with the Galaticos getting the tiebreaker because of head-to-head results.

At La Coruna:

Dirnei Renato (76') and Frederic Kanoute (83') provided the scoring as Sevilla remained two points behind the league leaders following their 2-1 come-from-behind road victory over Deportivo La Coruna.

At Villarreal:

Alessio Tacchinardi (19') and Ruben Cani (57') provided the goals that enabled Villarreal to gain a 2-1 home win over Racing Santander. The Yellow Submarine now sat one point out of a UEFA Cup spot.

At Barcelona:

Manu del Moral's double (42', 71') helped lead Getafe to a 5-1 brassknuckling of homestanding Espanyol.

At Valencia:

Roberto Soldado's hat trick (18', 32', 64') helped spark Osasuna to a 4-1 road pounding of Levante.

At San Sebastian:

In a battle of relegation-zone residents, Darko Kovacevic (46'), Bortolini Savio (51'), and Xabi Prieto (77') provided the goals for Real Sociedad in their 3-1 home win over Celta Vigo. The win moved the hosts to within one point of safety with three games remaining.

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