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Messi, Ronaldo secure victories for Barca and Real
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February 28, 2012, Tuesday
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SHARP thinking and brilliant execution by Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo lifted Barcelona and Real Madrid to wins at Atletico Madrid and Rayo Vallecano respectively on Sunday that maintained Real's 10-point lead over its great rival at the top of La Liga.
Messi caught the Atletico defense napping to score with a breathtaking 81st-minute freekick and secure a 2-1 success for Barca, while an audacious Ronaldo backheel gave Real a 1-0 victory against Madrid neighbor Rayo.
It was a 28th league goal of the campaign for Messi, who succeeded Ronaldo as World Player of the Year and has won the award three times on the trot, leaving him one behind the former Manchester United forward at the top of the La Liga scoring chart.
With 24 of 38 matches played, Jose Mourinho's Real has 64 points, with Pep Guardiola's Barca on 54 in second and Valencia, which lost 1-2 at home to Sevilla on Sunday, 14 points further back in third.
In Italy, Inter Milan's crisis deepened after crashing to its seventh loss in eight matches, going down 0-1 to Napoli in Serie A from Ezequiel Lavezzi's second-half goal.
Lavezzi, who scored twice in Napoli's 3-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League in midweek, pounced in the 59th minute to help his team rise to fifth place in the standings.
Napoli defender Salvatore Aronica was sent off in the 78th minute for committing a serious foul. Giampaolo Pazzini missed a glorious chance to snatch a draw for Inter three minutes from time.
Elsewhere, Lazio beat Fiorentina 1-0.
Messi caught the Atletico defense napping to score with a breathtaking 81st-minute freekick and secure a 2-1 success for Barca, while an audacious Ronaldo backheel gave Real a 1-0 victory against Madrid neighbor Rayo.
It was a 28th league goal of the campaign for Messi, who succeeded Ronaldo as World Player of the Year and has won the award three times on the trot, leaving him one behind the former Manchester United forward at the top of the La Liga scoring chart.
With 24 of 38 matches played, Jose Mourinho's Real has 64 points, with Pep Guardiola's Barca on 54 in second and Valencia, which lost 1-2 at home to Sevilla on Sunday, 14 points further back in third.
In Italy, Inter Milan's crisis deepened after crashing to its seventh loss in eight matches, going down 0-1 to Napoli in Serie A from Ezequiel Lavezzi's second-half goal.
Lavezzi, who scored twice in Napoli's 3-1 win over Chelsea in the first leg of the Champions League in midweek, pounced in the 59th minute to help his team rise to fifth place in the standings.
Napoli defender Salvatore Aronica was sent off in the 78th minute for committing a serious foul. Giampaolo Pazzini missed a glorious chance to snatch a draw for Inter three minutes from time.
Elsewhere, Lazio beat Fiorentina 1-0.
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