Levante up to 4th after Atletico win
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April 9, 2012, Monday
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LEVANTE climbed above Malaga into fourth place in La Liga and a Champions League qualification slot after Valdo and Arouna Kone struck early in a 2-0 victory at home to Atletico Madrid yesterday.
The Valencia-based club, this season's surprise package despite a meager budget and aging squad, has 48 points from 31 matches, level with its more glamorous city rival Valencia, which was playing at leader Real Madrid in the late kickoff.
Malaga has 47 ahead of its match at home to Racing Santander today.
Atletico has enjoyed a revival since coach Diego Simeone took over at the turn of the year and is through to the semifinals of the Europa League.
However, its domestic form has been erratic and it is six points behind Levante in seventh and in danger of missing its goal of a lucrative Champions League spot next season.
Champion Barcelona, chasing a fourth straight title, trimmed the gap on Real to three points when it came from a goal down for a 4-1 victory at struggling Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
Lionel Messi struck twice as the Argentine World Player of the Year became the first man to score 60 goals in a season in European top-flight soccer in almost 40 years. The last to reach the milestone was former Bayern Munich striker Gerd Mueller who netted 67 in the 1972-73 season.
Jose Mourinho's Real, which had a 10-point lead over Barcelona a few weeks ago, has 78 points from 30 of 38 games, with Barcelona on 75 from 31.
The Valencia-based club, this season's surprise package despite a meager budget and aging squad, has 48 points from 31 matches, level with its more glamorous city rival Valencia, which was playing at leader Real Madrid in the late kickoff.
Malaga has 47 ahead of its match at home to Racing Santander today.
Atletico has enjoyed a revival since coach Diego Simeone took over at the turn of the year and is through to the semifinals of the Europa League.
However, its domestic form has been erratic and it is six points behind Levante in seventh and in danger of missing its goal of a lucrative Champions League spot next season.
Champion Barcelona, chasing a fourth straight title, trimmed the gap on Real to three points when it came from a goal down for a 4-1 victory at struggling Real Zaragoza on Saturday.
Lionel Messi struck twice as the Argentine World Player of the Year became the first man to score 60 goals in a season in European top-flight soccer in almost 40 years. The last to reach the milestone was former Bayern Munich striker Gerd Mueller who netted 67 in the 1972-73 season.
Jose Mourinho's Real, which had a 10-point lead over Barcelona a few weeks ago, has 78 points from 30 of 38 games, with Barcelona on 75 from 31.
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