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Barca Humbles Real at Bernabeu
http://www.sina.com.cn 2004/04/28 08:45  Shanghai Daily

  Without injured ace Ronaldo and reduced to 10 men after Luis Figo's ejection, Real Madrid lost to FC Barcelona 1-2 at home for the first time in six seasons on Sunday in the Spanish league.

  The defeat left David Beckham and his teammates with the real prospect of ending the season without silverware, having already been knocked out of the King's Cup and the Champions League.

  Real needs to win its remaining matches to stand a chance of retaining the league title.

  The match was played before a capacity 78,000 crowd, and Real's loss was front-page news yesterday.

  "Ronaldinho's Barcelona conquered the Bernabeu," headlined El Pais.

  "Real missed Ronaldo and lost to Barcelona despite having the best chances," stated La Razon.

  Title rival Valencia took a point from a 1-1 draw against Athletic de Bilbao to lead the standings with 71 points from 34 games, while defending champion Real has 70. Barcelona is third with 66 points, four more than fourth-placed Deportivo de La Coruna.

  Real made an energetic start and was unlucky not to go ahead in the first half, with Barcelona goalkeeper Victor Valdes in inspired form.

  Valdes thwarted Raul in the 37th minute, then defender Carles Puyol headed off the goalline as Roberto Carlos sent the rebound toward goal.

  Zinedine Zidane had the measure of Ronaldinho, and Beckham measured up well to Edgar Davids.

  Two minutes later, Raul sent the ball onto the bar after Valdes had parried an inswinging Beckham free kick, with Figo's followup header parried on the line by the Barcelona 'keeper.

  Valdes performed more wonders early in the second half when he denied Zidane and Figo in quick succession, only for Real to take the lead moments later.

  Beckham's cross was knocked away from goal by Roberto Carlos, and Argentine midfielder Santiago Solari scored in the 54th for Real with a power shot that cleared the packed defense and the diving Valdes.

  Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard reacted quickly, bringing on Patrick Kluivert and veteran midfielder Luis Enrique Martinez, and within a minute Kluivert headed home an equalizer after left-back Giovanni van Bronckhorst had beaten the offside trap and lobbed over Real goalkeeper Iker Casillas.

  Figo, whose move from Barcelona to Real in 2000 infuriated the Catalan team's supporters, then received his second yellow card of the game for a strong tackle on Puyol.

  In other games on Sunday, it was: Celta de Vigo 1, Osasuna 0; Real Betis 2, Real Sociedad 1; Valladolid 1, Mallorca 3; Zaragoza 4, Sevilla 4; Racing de Santander 0, Albacete 2; and Villarreal 1, Murcia 0.

  (The Associated Press)




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