Narrow victory for Barça
La Liga,Match report Monday, February 1st, 2010
Barcelona narrowly held on to their five point advantage over Real Madrid on Saturday night with a 1-0 victory over Sporting de Gijon.
Despite numerous opportunities in the first half, Barcelona managed to score just once – a Messi free kick picked up by Iniesta, passed to Pedro, and into the back of the net.
The second half saw the home team strengthen their attack, but while it loosened Barça’s dominance of the game they failed to score and the final score remained 1-0 to the visitors.
0-1, Pedro (min 29)
| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | |
|
1
|
Barcelona |
20
|
16
|
4
|
0
|
50
|
10
|
52
|
|
2
|
Real Madrid |
20
|
15
|
2
|
3
|
47
|
14
|
47
|
|
3
|
Valencia |
20
|
11
|
6
|
3
|
36
|
18
|
39
|
|
4
|
Mallorca |
20
|
11
|
3
|
6
|
31
|
22
|
36
|
|
5
|
Deportivo |
20
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
34
|
23
|
34
|
|
6
|
Sevilla |
20
|
10
|
4
|
6
|
24
|
22
|
34
|
|
7
|
Getafe |
20
|
10
|
1
|
9
|
27
|
24
|
31
|
|
8
|
Athletic Bilbao |
20
|
9
|
3
|
8
|
24
|
25
|
30
|
|
9
|
Villarreal |
20
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
31
|
29
|
26
|
|
10
|
Sporting Gijón |
20
|
7
|
5
|
8
|
20
|
21
|
26
|
|
11
|
Atlético Madrid |
20
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
20
|
22
|
24
|
|
12
|
Osasuna |
20
|
6
|
6
|
8
|
23
|
27
|
24
|
|
13
|
Racing Santander |
20
|
6
|
5
|
9
|
30
|
33
|
23
|
|
14
|
Espanyol |
20
|
6
|
5
|
9
|
14
|
26
|
23
|
|
15
|
Almería |
20
|
4
|
8
|
8
|
23
|
26
|
20
|
|
16
|
Málaga |
20
|
4
|
7
|
9
|
19
|
30
|
19
|
|
17
|
Valladolid |
20
|
3
|
9
|
8
|
24
|
36
|
18
|
|
18
|
Tenerife |
20
|
4
|
5
|
11
|
23
|
42
|
17
|
|
19
|
Zaragoza |
20
|
4
|
5
|
11
|
17
|
39
|
17
|
|
20
|
Xerez |
20
|
2
|
5
|
14
|
10
|
35
|
11
|
The match against Sporting Gijon marked the start of the second half of the season. With plenty more matches to go, make sure you reserve your tickets to see FC Barcelona this year.
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