Barcelona: Cristiano Ronaldo headed in two goals to help Real Madrid beat Valladolid 4-3 in the Spanish league on Saturday, but the entertaining win was overshadowed by growing dissatisfaction with coach Jose Mourinho for criticizing the club.
Madrid's ninth straight home win in league play denied Barcelona the chance to clinch the league title this weekend. Madrid reduced Barcelona's lead to eight points, meaning the Catalan side can't seal the domestic title by beating Real Betis on Sunday with four rounds still remaining.
Elsewhere, third-place Atletico Madrid booked its spot in next season's Champions League with a 0-0 draw at Deportivo La Coruna.
Valencia eased to a 4-0 win over nine-man Osasuna to stay in the hunt for a top-four finish, while Malaga lost 1-0 at Granada to slip three points behind Valencia in sixth place....
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08:40 AM, May 05, 2013
Real Sociedad thrashed Valladolid 4-1 with a dizzying attacking display Saturday to provisionally move into fourth place in the Spanish league. ...
10:34 PM, Mar 16, 2013
Messi polished off his record year with his 91st and final goal of 2012 in Barcelona's 3-1 win at Valladolid. ...
01:06 AM, Dec 23, 2012
Jose Mourinho's star-studded squad struggled to overcome two first-half goals by Manucho, who dominated both areas in attack and with his defensive help on set-pieces. ...
02:22 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Goals by Patrick Ebert and Oscar Gonzalez gave Valladolid a 2-1 win at Sevilla in the Spanish League. ...
08:16 AM, Dec 04, 2012
Barcelona: Ten-man Valencia were held to a 1-1 draw at Valladolid on Sunday, as Mauricio Pellegrino's team remained winless in six away games in the Spanish league this season. Valencia defender Ali Cissokho opened the scoring for the visitors in the 15th minute with a header from a corner kick. But after Valladolid's Alberto Bueno hit the post, Valencia were reduced to 10 men in the 64th when Cissokho was...
09:57 PM, Nov 11, 2012
Valladolid: Real Sociedad forward Antoine Griezmann and Valladolid midfielder Patrick Ebert led their teams to an entertaining 2-2 draw on Monday in the Spanish league. Sociedad went ahead against the run of play at Valladolid's Jose Zorrilla stadium when Griezmann volleyed his first goal from a loose ball in the 36th minute. Ebert deservedly equalized for the hosts two minutes before halftime. After coming close with a pair of on-target...
09:15 AM, Oct 30, 2012
All Valencia lacked was the cool finishing of top scorer David Villa. ...
09:09 PM, Oct 19, 2009
Real Madrid remain within six points of league leaders Barcelona. ...
03:44 PM, Apr 13, 2009
Valladolid secured a 2-1 win at the Mestalla against Valencia. ...
02:28 PM, Mar 02, 2009
