Real breaks Depor jinx to remain on Barca's tail
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February 1, 2010, Monday
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REAL Madrid cut the gap with leader Barcelona back to five points after a Karim Benzema double fired it to a 3-1 win at Deportivo la Coruna in La Liga.
Barcelona had laid down a marker with a 1-0 win at Sporting Gijon earlier on Saturday but Manuel Pellegrini's Real shrugged off the absence of the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo to keep pace with the champion.
Undefeated Barcelona has 52 points from 20 matches, Real is on 47 and Valencia, which was playing at sixth-placed Sevilla yesterday, is third with 39.
Real had not won at Deportivo's Riazor stadium in 19 years but Benzema went close early on for the dominant visitors before a defensive howler gifted them the lead in the 13th minute.
Defender Laure Sanabria attempted to head the ball clear but could only divert it to the unmarked Esteban Granero who sent a powerful header past goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubia.
A piece of brilliance from mercurial midfielder Guti created Real's second for Benzema five minutes before the break.
Kaka raced clear on the left and put Guti through on goal but instead of shooting he backheeled the ball to the France striker, who swept home.
Riki netted an 87th-minute penalty for Depor after Sergio Ramos had brought the striker down in the penalty area before Alvaro Arbeloa set Benzema up for his second in added time.
Pedro's clinical finish had earlier fired Barca to victory at a rain-lashed Molinon stadium.
In the earlier match, striker Luis Garcia smashed in a loose ball in the 58th to give Espanyol a 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao and lift the club further away from the drop zone.
In Italy, Napoli missed the chance to move up to joint-second in Serie A after hitting the woodwork twice in a 0-0 home draw with Genoa on Saturday.
The hosts, level on 38 points with third-placed AS Roma, extended their unbeaten league run to 15 matches.
Also, Bari inflicted Palermo's first Serie A loss in eight games with a classy 4-2 home win.
The result moved Bari up to seventh on 32 points, while Palermo stayed fifth with 34.
Barcelona had laid down a marker with a 1-0 win at Sporting Gijon earlier on Saturday but Manuel Pellegrini's Real shrugged off the absence of the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo to keep pace with the champion.
Undefeated Barcelona has 52 points from 20 matches, Real is on 47 and Valencia, which was playing at sixth-placed Sevilla yesterday, is third with 39.
Real had not won at Deportivo's Riazor stadium in 19 years but Benzema went close early on for the dominant visitors before a defensive howler gifted them the lead in the 13th minute.
Defender Laure Sanabria attempted to head the ball clear but could only divert it to the unmarked Esteban Granero who sent a powerful header past goalkeeper Daniel Aranzubia.
A piece of brilliance from mercurial midfielder Guti created Real's second for Benzema five minutes before the break.
Kaka raced clear on the left and put Guti through on goal but instead of shooting he backheeled the ball to the France striker, who swept home.
Riki netted an 87th-minute penalty for Depor after Sergio Ramos had brought the striker down in the penalty area before Alvaro Arbeloa set Benzema up for his second in added time.
Pedro's clinical finish had earlier fired Barca to victory at a rain-lashed Molinon stadium.
In the earlier match, striker Luis Garcia smashed in a loose ball in the 58th to give Espanyol a 1-0 home win over Athletic Bilbao and lift the club further away from the drop zone.
In Italy, Napoli missed the chance to move up to joint-second in Serie A after hitting the woodwork twice in a 0-0 home draw with Genoa on Saturday.
The hosts, level on 38 points with third-placed AS Roma, extended their unbeaten league run to 15 matches.
Also, Bari inflicted Palermo's first Serie A loss in eight games with a classy 4-2 home win.
The result moved Bari up to seventh on 32 points, while Palermo stayed fifth with 34.
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