14 January 2008

Villarreal capitalise as Espanyol silver streak ends

Ruud van Nistelrooy scored two late goals as Spanish champions Real Madrid defeated bottom side Levante 2-0 on Sunday to re-establish their seven-point lead over Barcelona at the top of the table . Real's next match is the derby against Atletico Madrid next Sunday and Schuster said his players would require no motivation for the capital clash. Atletico are riding high in third after a 1-0 home win over Valencia. Kun Aguero took advantage of a mistake from Valencia goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand to score the decisive goal and Atletico move above Espanyol who saw their 14-match unbeaten run come to an abrupt end with a surprise 1-0 loss at Almeria. Villarreal are now breathing down their necks after a 4-3 comeback win over strugglers Deportivo La Coruna.

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