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Ricardo Oliveira scored the only goal for Valencia in a win 1-0 at Barcelona on Sunday to regain the top position in the Spanish League.
Although Valencia was outplayed for most of the game following the 15th minute goal by the Brazilian, the club won for the fifth straight time and moved a point clear of Deportivo Coruna.
Deportivo crushed Atletico Madrid, 5-1, on Saturday.
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Real Madrid remained within reach of the leaders after a key contribution from
another Brazilian striker. Ronaldo turned in a cross from Raul in the 53rd minute
and made it 2-0 with eight minutes remaining by converting a perfect cross from
David Beckham with a header against Espanyol.
Alex pulled one back for Espanyol in the third minute of injury time with the final shot of the game to make it 2-1. Real is three points behind Valencia. Ticketmaster
Barcelona's first loss this season moved it down to ninth place with nine points.
Last year's runner-up Real Sociedad was held to a 1-1 tie by Sevilla. Darko Kovacevic' header just four minutes into the game put Sociedad in front.
Sevilla tied it on Dario Silva's third goal of the season. Ticketmaster
Elsewhere, Racing Santander rolled to a 4-0 win at Valladolid; promoted Murcia scored its first victory, 1-0, over Albacete and Malaga edged Celta Vigo, 2-1. Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao played to a 1-1 tie and Villarreal and Zaragoza finished by the same scoreline. Ticketmaster
Osasuna continued
its solid start this season with a 1-1 road draw against Mallorca. Osasuna improved
to a surprising fourth place with 11 points.