Spanish La Liga Betting: Barcelona Closes Gap on Real Madrid for Spanish La Liga Title
Barcelona FC picked up 3 points while Real Madrid picked up ZERO!
Barcelona FC were able to secure a 1-0 victory at the Nou Camp against Osasuna to give them 3 points to move up in the Spanish La Liga standings with a total of 47 points. Current Spanish La Liga champions Real Madrid still lead the Spanish La Liga standings with 53 points, but a disapointing 2-0 away loss to Almeria allows Barcelona to close the gap for the race for the 2008 Spanish La Liga title.
Barcelona’s lone goal came courtesy of Xavi Hernandez who came off the bench to provide the game-winner against Osasuna. Almeria defeated Real Madrid with the two goals courtesy of Almeria’s Juan Jesus Gutierrez and Alvaro Negredo Sanchez.
Other Spanish La Liga results:
Deportivo defeated Real Betis 1-0 with a goal from Pablo Amo.
Atletico Madrid drew with Murcia 1-1 with goals from Atletico’s Luis Javier Garcia Sanz and Murcia’s Jofre.
Levante drew with Racing Santander 1-1 with goals from Levante’s Riga Mustaphia and Racing’s Aldo Duscher.
Real Zaragoza defeated Athletic Bilbao 1-0 with a goal from Zaragoza’s Ricardo Oliveira.
FC Sevilla defeated Recreativo Huelva 2-1 with 2 goals from Sevilla’s Luis Fabiano and a goal from Recreativo’s Roberto Luis Gaspar Deus.
Valencia defeated Valladolid 2-0 with goals from Valencia’s Juan Manuel Mata Garcia and David Villa.
Villareal drew with Mallorca 1-1 with goals from Guiseppe Rossi and Angelos Basinas.
Espanyol defeated Getafe 1-0 with a goal from Espanyol’s Jonathan.
Upcoming Spanish La Liga fixtures:
Saturday, February 9, 2008: Deportivo vs. Getafe, Murcia vs. Villareal, FC Sevilla vs. Barcelona
Sunday, February 10, 2008: Athletic Bilbao vs. Levante, Espanyol vs. Recreativo Huelva, Mallorca vs. Almeria, Osasuna vs. Real Zaragoza, Racing Santander vs. Atletico Madrid, Real Madrid vs. Valladolid, Valencia vs. Real Betis.
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