Real go top in Spain as Barca falter under strange circumstances.

ign="center">Gomez also succeeded in upsetting everyone in
The race for the La Liga title is gaining pace withthe ground by delaying the match’s kick
Real Madrid coming back from a two goal deficitoff for around fifteen minutes. He apparently took
to beat Sevilla in a thrilling game.exception to the Almeria player’ soccer
The victory saw Real ease past Barcelona byuniforms, which offered support to the people of
virtue of an improved goal difference. Ex-LiverpoolChile after the recent earthquake.
ace Xabi Alonso was kind enough to give theWhen the game eventually got under way
visitors an early lead, putting the ball into his ownDomingo Cisma had put the Almerians ahead
net. Bernabeu was stunned into silence when aafter just 12 minutes, and leaving Barcelona on
rare mistake from keeper Iker Casillas saw Ivicathe lookout for an equalizer. It finally came three
Dragutinovic’s free-kick float into the topminutes before half-time, and again referee
left corner as the Real defence looked on inGomez was involved in another controversial
dismay.decision. This time he awarded a free kick for the
It was a rare site to see the white soccervisitors, which looked dubious in the extreme. A
uniforms go down the tunnel two goals behind atgrateful Messi stepped up to beat keeper Alves
half time.with an exquisite free-kick.
As was the case in many of the weekendThat’s how the score remained at the
fixtures in Europe, the second half told an entirelybreak, but Barca went behind soon after the
different story. Cristiano Ronaldo slammed thematch resumed. . Captain Carles Puyol feeling as
first nail into Sevilla’s coffin when hegenerous as his counterpart Alonzo at Real, gifted
coolly side-footed the ball home after a neatthe home team a really soft own-goal.
inter-passing move. The whites were level justHowever Messi came up with the goods
four minutes later, with midfielder Sergio Ramosscrambling a late equalizer, to keep the champions
heading home powerfully from a corner. Thein close sight of Real.
pressure on Sevilla’s goal was unrelentingWith the title race in La Liga finely poised, El
with both Gutti and Higuain hitting the woodwork,Clasico on 11 April looks like being a bit of a league
and Raul getting in the way of a goal bounddecider.
Ronaldo shot. The was fire in the eyes of theIn Italy at the weekend Serie A leaders Inter
Madrid player’s eyes as the pushed forMilan were surprisingly held to a stuffy goalless
victory and it came from a very late goal fromdraw by Genoa away. Inter, and especially Jiao
substitute Rafael van der Vaart.Mourinho were disappointed to lose the chance to
Real went into the game knowing that a victory,pull further away from AC Milan who were also
and even a narrow one, would take them to theheld to a no-score draw by Roma on Saturday.
peak of the table. In the early game championsBrowse through Soccer Uniforms extensive
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