Barca mauls Bilbao to go top
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April 5, 2010, Monday
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BARCELONA'S Bojan Krkic scored twice in a 4-1 home win over Athletic Bilbao that put his side three points clear at the top of La Liga on Saturday.
Bojan was a late replacement for Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who injured his calf in the warm-up but was not missed as a weakened Barcelona swept aside Bilbao.
Jeffren, 22, opened the scoring after 27 minutes and Bojan, 19, a fellow product of the club's youth system, struck either side of halftime to put the European champion in control.
Lionel Messi netted his 26th league goal of the campaign in the 67th and although Markel Susaeta pulled one back for the visitors, the result at the Nou Camp was never in doubt.
"I suppose you were shaken when you read the team sheet," Barca coach Pep Guardiola joked to reporters. "But it is possible to go to the end of the world with these players."
Guardiola had tomorrow's Champions League quarterfinal return leg against Arsenal and a top-of-the-table La Liga clash at Real Madrid next Saturday on his mind when he put out an unfamiliar side at the Nou Camp.
He was forced to replace Ibrahimovic but chose to include rarely used Dmytro Chygrynskiy at center back while left back Maxwell started in midfield.
Barcelona has 77 points from 30 matches but second-placed Real Madrid can return to the top on goal difference when it visits struggling Racing Santander.
Sevilla ended a run of eight games without a win by beating lowly Tenerife 3-0 in the late match.
Frederic Kanoute set new coach Antonio Alvarez on course for his first victory after 22 minutes and Luis Fabiano doubled the lead, chesting down and swivelling to score a superb second just before the break.
Jose Carlos curled in a free kick near the end to leave Sevilla fourth on 48 points.
Real Zaragoza pulled away from the relegation zone with a 2-0 home win over Malaga thanks to goals from Leonardo Ponzio and Humberto Suazo.
In France, Olympique Lyon came back from a goal down to go top of Ligue 1 with a 2-1 win at Stade Rennes on Saturday while Girondins Bordeaux lost 1-2 at home to Nancy.
Lyon has 57 points from 31 matches, one ahead of Bordeaux which dropped to third but has two games in hand.
Bordeaux also trails Lyon 1-3 going into their midweek Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
"We didn't get a lot of positive signals before Wednesday's game.
"We were mediocre in too many aspects of the game," Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc said after his side suffered its third defeat in a row.
"Too many guys were below par."
Montpellier, on the same points as Lyon, is second on goal difference after being held 0-0 at home by Monaco.
Goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier came to the rescue for Monaco with a string of fine saves.
Auxerre, fourth on 56 points, was hosting Paris St Germain yesterday and could go top with a win.
Bojan was a late replacement for Sweden striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic who injured his calf in the warm-up but was not missed as a weakened Barcelona swept aside Bilbao.
Jeffren, 22, opened the scoring after 27 minutes and Bojan, 19, a fellow product of the club's youth system, struck either side of halftime to put the European champion in control.
Lionel Messi netted his 26th league goal of the campaign in the 67th and although Markel Susaeta pulled one back for the visitors, the result at the Nou Camp was never in doubt.
"I suppose you were shaken when you read the team sheet," Barca coach Pep Guardiola joked to reporters. "But it is possible to go to the end of the world with these players."
Guardiola had tomorrow's Champions League quarterfinal return leg against Arsenal and a top-of-the-table La Liga clash at Real Madrid next Saturday on his mind when he put out an unfamiliar side at the Nou Camp.
He was forced to replace Ibrahimovic but chose to include rarely used Dmytro Chygrynskiy at center back while left back Maxwell started in midfield.
Barcelona has 77 points from 30 matches but second-placed Real Madrid can return to the top on goal difference when it visits struggling Racing Santander.
Sevilla ended a run of eight games without a win by beating lowly Tenerife 3-0 in the late match.
Frederic Kanoute set new coach Antonio Alvarez on course for his first victory after 22 minutes and Luis Fabiano doubled the lead, chesting down and swivelling to score a superb second just before the break.
Jose Carlos curled in a free kick near the end to leave Sevilla fourth on 48 points.
Real Zaragoza pulled away from the relegation zone with a 2-0 home win over Malaga thanks to goals from Leonardo Ponzio and Humberto Suazo.
In France, Olympique Lyon came back from a goal down to go top of Ligue 1 with a 2-1 win at Stade Rennes on Saturday while Girondins Bordeaux lost 1-2 at home to Nancy.
Lyon has 57 points from 31 matches, one ahead of Bordeaux which dropped to third but has two games in hand.
Bordeaux also trails Lyon 1-3 going into their midweek Champions League quarterfinal second leg.
"We didn't get a lot of positive signals before Wednesday's game.
"We were mediocre in too many aspects of the game," Bordeaux coach Laurent Blanc said after his side suffered its third defeat in a row.
"Too many guys were below par."
Montpellier, on the same points as Lyon, is second on goal difference after being held 0-0 at home by Monaco.
Goalkeeper Stephane Ruffier came to the rescue for Monaco with a string of fine saves.
Auxerre, fourth on 56 points, was hosting Paris St Germain yesterday and could go top with a win.
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