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By ADAM SERRANO

CARSON, Calif. – The Colorado Rapids squeaked past Chivas USA, 1-0, in a physical preseason scrimmage between the two sides on Tuesday.

Second-half substitute Quincy Amarikwa put the Rapids ahead in the 85th minute.

FC Barcelona closed down the lead between them and Real Madrid to six points with a comfortable 5-0 victory against fourth placed Levante. Cesc Fabregas opened the scoring, then doubled it followed by Cuenca, Messi and Sanchez goals gave Barca a comfortable victory at Camp NOu. Now all the focus will shift to next week's Clasico action at Bernebeu.

Jeff Larentowicz provided the offense and the Rapids produced just enough defense to escape from New York with a 2-2 draw on Wednesday night and a vital point on the road.

In a game that featured four goals in the span of five minutes, Larentowicz got the first and third tallies, putting in a rebound of his penalty kick and delivering a scorcher to the far post off another restart.