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January 10, 2010, Sunday
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ATLETICO Madrid bounced back from an embarrassing midweek defeat with a 4-0 victory at Valladolid in the Spanish league yesterday.
Jose Antonio Reyes found Jose Manuel Jurado for the 16th-minute opener before the former Arsenal winger sent a low shot through a crowd for the third in the 58th. Diego Forlan scored from a break in the 32nd and late substitute Sergio Aguero completed the rout in the 90th as Atletico rallied from Wednesday's 3-0 Copa del Rey loss to second-division Recreativo Huelva.
"I'm very happy my players reacted," coach Quique Sanchez Flores said. "We played with intelligence."
Sanchez Flores, who publicly lambasted his players following the copa loss, said his team needed to build on its most complete performance of the season.
"We couldn't continue playing as badly as we have been playing," he said. "We've got good players who will grow in confidence after this win and who will take advantage going forward."
Meanwhile, Almeria drew 1-1 at Villarreal, and teenage midfielder Sergio Canales showed why he was being coveted by clubs across Europe after scoring both goals to lead Racing Santander to a 2-1 win over Sevilla.
Impressive buildup play put Canales clear through on goal in the 26th and the 18-year-old forward calmly strode into the area before lobbing goalkeeper Andres Palop.
Canales then showed excellent control in the 38th, using a stepover to go past Palop before cutting back to score again, his fourth goal of the season. Real Madrid, Sevilla and several English clubs are reportedly interested in the Spain Under-19 international.
"I'm very happy for the two goals," Canales said. "And, above all, that they helped us to victory."
Ndri Romaric scored in the 63rd as Sevilla rallied but Racing goalkeeper Fabio Coltorti ensured Racing's victory by diving to keep Adriano's swerving shot out in injury time as the Andalucian club's title hopes continued to flounder following a third straight defeat.
Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez said the team had to respond over the coming weeks with several regulars recovering from injury and players away on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
"There are no excuses, we had a disastrous first half," Jimenez said. "We knew the month of January was going to be difficult."
Barcelona tops the table with 40 points, Real Madrid has 38, Valencia 32 and Mallorca and Sevilla have 30.
Atletico moved away from the drop zone with a second straight win and was on 20 points, Racing had 19 and Valladolid and Almeria both stayed three points above the relegation zone with 16 points. Villarreal has 23.
Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves was helpless in the 40th as Nilmar met Santi Cazorla's cross from the left to head home his fourth of the season.
Villarreal, which had won three of its last four coming in, controlled the tempo and forced Alves into a number of saves before the game changed in the 67th with Ivan Marcano's poor tackle on Henoik Goitom inside the area setting up a penalty, which Miguel Angel "Corona" Garcia converted.
Marcano was then sent off in the 83rd after picking up his second yellow for a two-legged slide into Juan Ortiz as Villarreal hung on after letting victory slip away.
Today, Spanish leader Barcelona plays at Tenerife after Madrid, which welcomes playmaker Kaka back from injury, welcomes Mallorca to the Santiago Bernabeu.
In today's other games, it's: Xerez vs. Valencia; Sporting Gijon vs. Getafe; Espanyol vs. Zaragoza; Deportivo vs. Osasuna; and Malaga vs. Athletic Bilbao.
Jose Antonio Reyes found Jose Manuel Jurado for the 16th-minute opener before the former Arsenal winger sent a low shot through a crowd for the third in the 58th. Diego Forlan scored from a break in the 32nd and late substitute Sergio Aguero completed the rout in the 90th as Atletico rallied from Wednesday's 3-0 Copa del Rey loss to second-division Recreativo Huelva.
"I'm very happy my players reacted," coach Quique Sanchez Flores said. "We played with intelligence."
Sanchez Flores, who publicly lambasted his players following the copa loss, said his team needed to build on its most complete performance of the season.
"We couldn't continue playing as badly as we have been playing," he said. "We've got good players who will grow in confidence after this win and who will take advantage going forward."
Meanwhile, Almeria drew 1-1 at Villarreal, and teenage midfielder Sergio Canales showed why he was being coveted by clubs across Europe after scoring both goals to lead Racing Santander to a 2-1 win over Sevilla.
Impressive buildup play put Canales clear through on goal in the 26th and the 18-year-old forward calmly strode into the area before lobbing goalkeeper Andres Palop.
Canales then showed excellent control in the 38th, using a stepover to go past Palop before cutting back to score again, his fourth goal of the season. Real Madrid, Sevilla and several English clubs are reportedly interested in the Spain Under-19 international.
"I'm very happy for the two goals," Canales said. "And, above all, that they helped us to victory."
Ndri Romaric scored in the 63rd as Sevilla rallied but Racing goalkeeper Fabio Coltorti ensured Racing's victory by diving to keep Adriano's swerving shot out in injury time as the Andalucian club's title hopes continued to flounder following a third straight defeat.
Sevilla coach Manolo Jimenez said the team had to respond over the coming weeks with several regulars recovering from injury and players away on Africa Cup of Nations duty.
"There are no excuses, we had a disastrous first half," Jimenez said. "We knew the month of January was going to be difficult."
Barcelona tops the table with 40 points, Real Madrid has 38, Valencia 32 and Mallorca and Sevilla have 30.
Atletico moved away from the drop zone with a second straight win and was on 20 points, Racing had 19 and Valladolid and Almeria both stayed three points above the relegation zone with 16 points. Villarreal has 23.
Almeria goalkeeper Diego Alves was helpless in the 40th as Nilmar met Santi Cazorla's cross from the left to head home his fourth of the season.
Villarreal, which had won three of its last four coming in, controlled the tempo and forced Alves into a number of saves before the game changed in the 67th with Ivan Marcano's poor tackle on Henoik Goitom inside the area setting up a penalty, which Miguel Angel "Corona" Garcia converted.
Marcano was then sent off in the 83rd after picking up his second yellow for a two-legged slide into Juan Ortiz as Villarreal hung on after letting victory slip away.
Today, Spanish leader Barcelona plays at Tenerife after Madrid, which welcomes playmaker Kaka back from injury, welcomes Mallorca to the Santiago Bernabeu.
In today's other games, it's: Xerez vs. Valencia; Sporting Gijon vs. Getafe; Espanyol vs. Zaragoza; Deportivo vs. Osasuna; and Malaga vs. Athletic Bilbao.
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