Barca stretches La Liga lead as Real slips up
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January 18, 2011, Tuesday
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BARCELONA took full advantage of Real Madrid's slip-up at Almeria when it thumped Malaga 4-1 to stretch its lead over its rival at the top of La Liga to four points.
Real had squandered two crucial points in what is already a two-horse title race when it had to come from behind to secure a 1-1 draw at bottom side Almeria, the team with the league's worst home record.
Valencia stayed hard on the heels of third-placed Villarreal when Jeremy Mathieu and Pablo Hernandez scored in a 2-0 home win over Deportivo Coruna.
Barcelona, which set a new club record of 28 matches unbeaten in all competitions, leads on 52 points from 19 games with Real on 48.
Villarreal is third on 39 thanks to its 4-2 home win over Osasuna on Saturday and Valencia has 37 in fourth.
Barcelona's victory also set a new points record for the first half of the season, beating the mark of 50 set by Pep Guardiola's side in its treble-winning 2008-09 season.
It has lost just one match, a surprise 0-2 home defeat by promoted Hercules in September, drawn one and won 17, including a stunning 5-0 drubbing of visiting Real.
Andres Iniesta opened the scoring in the eighth minute at the Nou Camp with a superb first-time strike from the edge of the penalty area and his Spain teammates David Villa and Pedro put the home side 3-0 ahead by halftime.
Real had squandered two crucial points in what is already a two-horse title race when it had to come from behind to secure a 1-1 draw at bottom side Almeria, the team with the league's worst home record.
Valencia stayed hard on the heels of third-placed Villarreal when Jeremy Mathieu and Pablo Hernandez scored in a 2-0 home win over Deportivo Coruna.
Barcelona, which set a new club record of 28 matches unbeaten in all competitions, leads on 52 points from 19 games with Real on 48.
Villarreal is third on 39 thanks to its 4-2 home win over Osasuna on Saturday and Valencia has 37 in fourth.
Barcelona's victory also set a new points record for the first half of the season, beating the mark of 50 set by Pep Guardiola's side in its treble-winning 2008-09 season.
It has lost just one match, a surprise 0-2 home defeat by promoted Hercules in September, drawn one and won 17, including a stunning 5-0 drubbing of visiting Real.
Andres Iniesta opened the scoring in the eighth minute at the Nou Camp with a superb first-time strike from the edge of the penalty area and his Spain teammates David Villa and Pedro put the home side 3-0 ahead by halftime.
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