Real Madrid kept their 7 point lead ahead at the top of La Liga after a 1-0 win over Getafe as Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1. Sergio Ramos' goal proved decisive at the Coliseum Alfonso Pérez whilst at the Camp Nou, a youthful Barcelona side held out for a well deserved 2-1 win over Real [...] Related posts:

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Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes says that his side cannot afford to drop any more points if they are to successfully defend their La Liga title this season.

Barca were held to a 0-0 draw against Villarreal on Saturday, a result that now leaves them seven points behind league leaders Real Madrid, who recorded a 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza at the weekend.

It's been 7 days since the beginning of the Dragon Year – and here we are 7 points ahead of Barca in the league table. Our 3-1 over Zaragoza and Barca's 0-0 (their first scoreless game in 15 matches) made sure of that. In a league where the margins of error between a league title or a bridesmaid finish is a hairline, 7 points is gold – it gives us that all-important precious margin for error: to account for that somewhat inevitable match that will see us drop points against a Levante, Sporting or.

Real Madrid extended their lead at the top of La Liga to seven points after a 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza whilst Barcelona were held to a 0-0 draw with Villarreal Madrid's win meant that champions Barcelona had to also win at Villarreal to keep the pressure up but the visitors missed a host of [...] Related posts:

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It is looking more and more likely that Real Madrid will walk away with the La Liga title this season. A 3-1 win over Real Zaragoza at the Santiago Bernabeu yesterday coupled with Barcelona's barren draw with relegation threatened Villarreal pushed them 7 points clear at the top of the table.

Barcelona might have won the latest el clasico, but it is Real Madrid who are threatening to run away with the La Liga title.

Real Madrid are now seven points clear at the top of the Liga after their 3-1 win over bottom side Real Zaragoza while Barcelona's poor away form continued as they were held to a scoreless draw at Villarreal.

Barcelona's Copa del Rey semi-finals win against Real Madrid has been tempered by a growing injury list that will make their clash against Villarreal on Saturday harder.

Andres Iniesta and Alexis Sanchez both limped off in last night's 2-2 draw, which secured a 4-3 aggregate win.

That means Barca will head to El Madrigal missing six players in total, as David Villa, Ibrahim Afellay and Andreu Fontas are already injured, while Seydou Keita is at the African Nations Cup.

Less than two months ago Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane were combining on a game-winning goal that helped lead the Los Angeles Galaxy to an MLS Cup title. Today, the two will square off on the other side of the planet as Donovan's Everton and Keane's Aston Villa do battle.

Manchester United will look to keep the heat on Manchester City by knocking off Bolton, which is awaiting a work permit for newly-acquired defender Tim Ream.

Inter Milan seems to finally have found its form, and after winning five straight matches and outscoring its last two opponents 9-1 and getting Wesley Sneijder back from injury, the club faces bitter rival and first-place AC Milan with a chance to make a statement in Serie A.

The Milan derby is the highlight of the weekend slate across Europe, one that also includes an Aston Villa-Everton game that will be of interest to U.

Football resumed in Spain after the short winter break, and it did not take long for the first upset of 2012 to occur, as a late equalizer from Espanyol in the Barcelona derby dented Barca's title hopes.

Real Madrid started off 2012 like they ended 2011, scoring goals. This week Madrid beat Granada 5-1 with Karim Benzema scoring twice and Cristiano Ronaldo hitting his 21st league goal of the season.

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Real Zaragoza have appointed Manolo Jimenez as their new coach until the end of the season.
Jimenez replaces Javier Aguirre, who was dismissed earlier this week with Zaragoza rooted to the foot of the La Liga standings having lost eight of their last nine league games.

The 47-year-old Jimenez, who will be presented on Sunday evening, has spent most of his career at Sevilla, representing the Andalusian club as a player from 1983 until 1997, then becoming reserve team coach for seven years until 2007, when he took over as first-team coach for three years.

Javier Aguirre has been fired by Real Zaragoza terminated, the La Liga club confirmed on Friday morning. Zaragoza are bottom of La Liga, having lost eight of their last nine league games.

A statement on the club's official website www.realzaragoza.com read:

"Late last night on Thursday, December 29, Real Zaragoza reached an agreement with Javier Aguirre for the termination of his contract as first-team coach.

Pos. EQUIPO Pts. PJ G E P GA GP Dif. 1 Real Madrid 40 16 13 1 2 56 15 41 2 Barcelona 37 16 11 4 1 50 8 42 3 Valencia 33 16 10 3 3 26 16 10 4 Levante 29 16 9 2 5 25 19 6 5 Osasuna 25 16 6 7 3 21 28 -7 6 Sevilla FC 24 16 6 6 4 18 17 1 7 Málaga 24 16 7 3 6 20 22 -2 8 Espanyol 23 16 7 2 7 17 20 -3 9 Athletic Bilbao 22 16 5 7 4 23 19 4 10 Atlético Madrid 19 16 5 4 7 23 27 -4 11 Real Betis 19 16 6 1 9 17 22 -5 12 Getafe 19 16 5 4 7 17 23 -6 13 Granada 19 16 5 4 7 10 16 -6 14 Mallorca 18 16 4 6 6 15 22 -7 15 Real Sociedad 17 16 4 5 7 16 23 -7 16 Rayo Vallecano 16 16 4 4 8 17 25 -8 17 Villarreal 15 16 3 6 7 13 23 -10 18 Sporting Gijon 15 16 4 3 9 16 27 -11 19 Racing 14 16 2 8 6 11 21 -10 20 Real Zaragoza 10 16 2 4 10 13 31 -18 Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol

Real Madrid will go into the Spanish winter break with a three-point advantage over Barcelona after a 6-2 win at Sevilla.

With Barça away in Japan playing in the FIFA Club World Cup duty, José Mourinho's side took full advantage and went in front through Cristiano Ronaldo. José Callejón doubled the lead on 37 minutes, with Ronaldo's spectacular strike making it 3-0.

Real Madrid will go into the Spanish winter break with a three-point advantage over Barcelona after a 6-2 win at Sevilla.

With Barça away in Japan playing in the FIFA Club World Cup duty, José Mourinho's side took full advantage and went in front through Cristiano Ronaldo. José Callejón doubled the lead on 37 minutes, with Ronaldo's spectacular strike making it 3-0.

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Santos Laguna and Tigres enter today's Mexican Apertura Final second leg with championship aspirations and 90 minutes to try and lift a trophy.

Tigres posted a 1-0 victory in Torreon in the first leg, and will be favored to hold that lead at home, but Santos Laguna does boast the firepower to reverse that scoreline.

In The Stands previews La Liga's big Saturday night match as Real Madrid host Barcelona in the season's first ‘El Clasico'. There are some things in life which stand out as not-to-be-missed hallmark events and dates. We all know them; they include birthdays, Bank holidays, Christmas Eve, Easter, May Day, April Fools Day and of [.

In The Stands brings forth the team news and our predictions as Real Madrid host Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu in the El Clasico. Going into Saturday's clash Real Madrid currently sit top of La Liga on 37 points, three ahead of Barcelona having played one game less. Both sides are bang in form and [.

Real Madrid and Barcelona meet again in El Clasico at the Santiago Bernabeu and In The Stands looks back to their previous three matches between the pair. Real Madrid 2-2 Barcelona, Spanish Super Cup, August 2011 Real Madrid 0-2 Barcelona, UEFA Champions League Semi-Final 1st Leg, May 2011 Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona, League, April 2011 [.

Barcelona warmed up nicely for Saturday's 'El Clasico' with a fine 5-0 thrashing of Levante thanks to a double by Cesc Fabregas, Joan Cuenca, Lionel Messi and Alexis Sanchez. The win keeps La Blaugrana second in the table on 34 points, three points behind Real Madrid but having played one match more.

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Real Madrid recorded a fine 4-1 win over neighbours Atletico Madrid as they continue their La Liga title push. Elsewhere Barcelona lost 1-0 at Getafe. This year's Madrid derby produced an early shock when Adrian shot Atletico ahead as early as the 15th minute. However Los Blancos rallied back and earned a penalty when Atletico [.

Pique celebrates goal against Zaragoza (Photo: REUTERS/Gustau Nacarino)

Barcelona continued their impeccable home form this season, cruising to a comfortable 4-0 victory over bottom feeders Real Zaragoza.

With a critical group stage match against AC Milan looming on the horizon, Guardiola rested regulars Abidal, Iniesta, Busquets and Villa.

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Real Madrid grabbed a priceless 3-2 win over Valencia at the Mestalla to stay top of La Liga three points ahead of Barcelona who thumped Real Zaragoza 4-0. Goals by Karim Benzema, Sergio Ramos and a neat finish by Cristiano Ronaldo proved decisive although Jose Mourinho's men where pushed to the limit by an otherwise [.

League action resumes this weekend with some very exciting fixtures across Europe. In Italy defending champions AC Milan face a tough away fixture to Fiorentina tomorrow in a match that could see them on their current position 3 ranking.

However, all attention will be on the Juventus v Palermo tie and the Napoli v Lazio match.

After the international break, La Liga resumes this weekend with a big match between league leaders Real Madrid and third-place Valencia at the Estadio Mestalla.

Coming off guiding Portugal to Euro 2012, Cristiano Ronaldo will look to pick up where he left off at league level, after smashing a hat-trick in Real's 7-1 belting of Osasuna on November 6.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his fourth La Liga hat-trick of the season as Real Madrid easily swept aside ten-man Osasuna 7-1 to move three points clear of Barcelona, who drew 2-2 at Athletic Club.

Ángel Di María set up goals for Ronaldo, Pepe and Gonzalo Higuaín in the first half, with Ibrahima briefly levelling the scores at 1-1 for the visitors.

Juventus has been the revelation of the young Serie A season, and with former AC Milan playmaker Andrea Pirlo leading the attack and a defense that has allowed just seven goals in nine matches, the Bianconeri look like a worthy challenger to unseat defending champion AC Milan.

If Juve is going to maintain its one-point lead atop the Italian standings, they will need to beat a dangerous Napoli side today.

La Federación Mexicana de Futbol dio a conocer la lista de 20 convocados para el encuentro amistoso ante Serbia, que se disputará el 11 de noviembre en el Estadio La Corregidora.
La concentración iniciará el lunes 7 de noviembre en el Centro de Alto Rendimiento de la FMF.

1. Guillermo Ochoa - AC Ajaccio
2. Alfredo Talavera - Toluca
3. Efraín Juárez - Real Zaragoza
4. Jonny Magallón - Guadalajara
5. Francisco Javier Rodríguez - VfB Stuttgart
6. Héctor Moreno - RCD Espanyol de Barcelona
7. Hugo Ayala - Tigres
8. Carlos Salcido - Tigres
9. Jorge Torres Nilo - Tigres
10. Israel Castro - Cruz Azul
11. Jesús Zavala - Monterrey
12. Jesús Molina - América
13. Javier Aquino - Cruz Azul
14. Andrés Guardado - Real Club Deportivo de La Coruña
15. Pablo Barrera - Real Zaragoza
16. Edgar Andrade - Jaguares
17. Antonio Naelson Sinha - Toluca
18. Giovani Dos Santos - Tottenham
19. Javier Hernández - Manchester United
20. Oribe Peralta - Santos

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FELIZ LUNES! So these guys were forced to endure a dreary factory visit last week, but at least Atletico Madrid secured a 3-1 win over Zaragoza last night which leaves them in the middle of the La Liga table with 13 points! Of course, you know their rivals Real Madrid are sitting right at the top like a boss, with only one point separating them and Barcelona, following their close 1-0 victory over Sociedad.

The Major League Soccer playoffs will be in full swing today, taking center stage on a busy day in the soccer world.

The headlining match of the day takes place at Red Bull Arena, where the New York Red Bulls take on the Los Angeles Galaxy in the most star-studded playoff match in MLS history.

Gonzalo Higuain's first half strike was enough to give Real Madrid a slender 1-0 win away to Real Sociedad and reclaim top spot in La Liga. The goal came in the ninth minute and was the perfect response for Jose Mourinho's men who were temporarily dethroned at the summit of La Liga after champions Barcelona [.

Surprise contender Levante and Real Madrid sat back and watched Tuesday as Barcelona leapfrogged both teams to take the top spot in the Spanish league table. Both have a chance to strike back as part of a packed Wednesday afternoon of soccer.

Between full slates of La Liga and Serie A games, there's plenty of domestic action to go around, but cup play is also a big part of the day, as the remaining four spots in the Carling Cup quarterfinals will be claimed by day's end.

MLS playoffs on Fox Soccer: Dallas - NY at 9pm. Serie A on Fox Soccer: Milan - Parma at 2:30pm and Atalanta - Inter Milan at 4pm. Carling Cup on Fox Soccer Plus: Wolverhampton - Manchester City at 2:40pm and Stoke - Liverpool at 5pm. La Liga on ESPN Deportes: Real Zaragoza - Valencia at 2pm. On GolTV: Real Madrid - Villarreal at 4pm.

Champions League action resumes tomorrow with some very interesting fixtures. Real Madrid host Lyon at the Bernabeu while Napoli travel to Munich to face in form Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich.

However, the match that could prove decisive in Group A will be between EPL leaders Manchester City and Spanish side Villarreal.

Posiciones La Liga 2011/2012 Fecha 8
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Ps. Equipo JJ G E P GA GP DF Pts. 1 Barcelona 7 5 2 0 26 4 22 17 2 Levante 7 5 2 0 11 3 8 17 3 Real Madrid 7 5 1 1 24 6 18 16 4 Sevilla FC 7 4 3 0 8 4 4 15 5 Valencia 7 4 2 1 10 7 3 14 6 Málaga 7 4 1 2 10 7 3 13 7 Real Betis 7 4 0 3 10 11 -1 12 8 Atlético Madrid 7 2 3 2 8 6 2 9 9 Real Zaragoza 7 2 3 2 9 13 -4 9 10 Espanyol 7 3 0 4 6 11 -5 9 11 Mallorca 7 2 2 3 6 8 -2 8 12 Real Sociedad 7 2 1 4 7 10 -3 7 13 Villarreal 7 1 4 2 7 11 -4 7 14 Osasuna 6 1 4 1 5 12 -7 7 15 Rayo Vallecano 7 1 3 3 6 11 -5 6 16 Athletic Bilbao 6 1 2 3 7 9 -2 5 17 Getafe 7 1 2 4 6 10 -4 5 18 Granada 7 1 2 4 2 8 -6 5 19 Racing Santander 7 0 4 3 4 12 -8 4 20 Sporting Gijon 7 0 1 6 3 12 -9 1 Gracias por tu visita Estadísticas de Fútbol

As far as intense rivalries go, you can't find many more intense than the Rome Derby.

Roma and Lazio always produce some of the most intese matches in Europe, and today should be no different as the Serie A powers collide. Both teams have gotten off to slow starts in league play, and are currently tied on points, but today's derby could help catapult one of them up the standings.