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Barca hits Malaga for 6
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March 24, 2009, Tuesday
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BARCELONA demolished Malaga 6-0 with an irresistible display of attacking football that re-established its six-point lead at the top of the Primera Liga on Sunday.
Samuel Eto'o scored twice, taking his league tally for the season to 25, while Xavi, Thierry Henry, Daniel Alves and Lionel Messi weighed in with one apiece against their overly cautious visitors.
The leaders have 69 points with 10 matches left to play, six ahead of chasing Real Madrid, which earlier grabbed a 3-0 victory at home to Almeria by two-goal Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
Barca midfielder Xavi burst through on to Eto'o's pass to open the scoring after 19 minutes and Messi beat three men with a dash off the right flank to net high at the near post in the 25th.
Xavi fed Henry to round the goalkeeper and then Eto'o to make it 4-0 before the break but the hosts did not ease off.
Andres Iniesta floated a pass into the area for Alves to loop a header over a stranded Inaki Goitia in the 51st and, soon after, Henry unselfishly squared for Eto'o to grab his second.
Malaga, the season's surprise package, could have suffered an even heavier defeat.
"We can still do better," Barca coach Pep Guardiola said. "We played a good first half and first 15 minutes of the second ... but I am convinced we can maintain this level for the full 90 minutes."
At the Bernabeu, Marcelo opened the scoring for Real with a thunderous strike after 24 minutes but his team failed to spark until after the break.
Dutchman Huntelaar volleyed a poor defensive clearance high into the net after 53 minutes, and sealed the side's 12th league win in 13 from a loose ball, after Arjen Robben's run and shot was blocked.
Sevilla is third with 54 points and Villarreal fourth with 48 after both won its home matches on Saturday. Ten-man Valencia won its first game since February when Juan Mata netted late for a 1-0 victory at Racing Santander.
Samuel Eto'o scored twice, taking his league tally for the season to 25, while Xavi, Thierry Henry, Daniel Alves and Lionel Messi weighed in with one apiece against their overly cautious visitors.
The leaders have 69 points with 10 matches left to play, six ahead of chasing Real Madrid, which earlier grabbed a 3-0 victory at home to Almeria by two-goal Klaas Jan Huntelaar.
Barca midfielder Xavi burst through on to Eto'o's pass to open the scoring after 19 minutes and Messi beat three men with a dash off the right flank to net high at the near post in the 25th.
Xavi fed Henry to round the goalkeeper and then Eto'o to make it 4-0 before the break but the hosts did not ease off.
Andres Iniesta floated a pass into the area for Alves to loop a header over a stranded Inaki Goitia in the 51st and, soon after, Henry unselfishly squared for Eto'o to grab his second.
Malaga, the season's surprise package, could have suffered an even heavier defeat.
"We can still do better," Barca coach Pep Guardiola said. "We played a good first half and first 15 minutes of the second ... but I am convinced we can maintain this level for the full 90 minutes."
At the Bernabeu, Marcelo opened the scoring for Real with a thunderous strike after 24 minutes but his team failed to spark until after the break.
Dutchman Huntelaar volleyed a poor defensive clearance high into the net after 53 minutes, and sealed the side's 12th league win in 13 from a loose ball, after Arjen Robben's run and shot was blocked.
Sevilla is third with 54 points and Villarreal fourth with 48 after both won its home matches on Saturday. Ten-man Valencia won its first game since February when Juan Mata netted late for a 1-0 victory at Racing Santander.
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