Spain has a good draw in the 2012 European Cup
Spain now knows her rivals in the classification phase of the 2012 European Cup, and will meet the Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania and Liechtenstein. It’s regarded as an easy start for the team which will be defending its victory in the tournament in 2008.
Spain remains ranked Number One in the FIFA and UEFA rankings. Manager, Vicente del Bosque, said he was ‘relatively content’ with the draw, and noted the demands on the calendar when there are five teams are far lighter when there are six.
A 19 year old has died playing football in Almería. It happened in Cuevas del Almanzora when the youngster suffered a heart attack and collapsed during the game on Sunday. An autopsy is being carried out to determine the exact cause of death. The identity of the victim has not been released in reports.
There are still five points difference between Barcelona and Real Madrid at the top of the table.
Real Madrid showed their best form of the season as they beat Espanyol 3-0 with goals from Ramos, Kaká and Higuaín, while Barça managed a 2-1 result against Getafe as Messi held the team together.
Athlético de Madrid returned to their poor league form after the success earlier in the King’s Cup semi-final earlier in the week. It was a controversial game and goals came from Forlán and Colsa as it ended Racing 1 Athlético 1
A bad night for Sevilla player Álvaro Negredo as the side went down 2-1 in Zaragoza last night and he was sent off. It came as the Sevilla manager saved some of his top players for the King’s Cup game on Wednesday.
There was a goalless draw for Málaga at home to Deportivo, while Almería had a good 3-1 win against Sporting.
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Primera Liga
Valencia 2 – 0 Valladolid
Barcelona 2 – 1 Getafe
R.Madrid 3 – 0 Espanyol
Málaga 0 – 0 Deportivo
Almería 3 – 1 Sporting
Osasuna 1 – 0 Tenerife
Mallorca 1 – 0 Villarreal
Athletic 3 – 2 Xerez
R. Zaragoza 2 – 1 Sevilla
Racing 1 – 1 Atlético
Classification
1 Barcelona 55
2 R.Madrid 50
3 Valencia 42
4 Mallorca 37
5 Sevilla 36
6 Deportivo 35
7 Athletic 33
8 Getafe 31
9 Osasuna 29
10 Villarreal 26
11 Racing 25
12 Atlético 24
13 Sporting 24
14 Espanyol 23
15 Almería 22
16 Málaga 21
17 R. Zaragoza 20
18 Valladolid 18
19 Tenerife 17
20 Xerez 11
Second Division
Elche 0 – 1 Numancia
Villarreal B 4 – 0 Córdoba
Girona 0 – 2 Nástic
Murcia 1 – 1 R.Sociedad
R. Betis 1 – 1 Hércules
R. Unión 2 – 1 Albacete
Rayo 2 – 3 Cartagena
Cádiz 2 – 4 Levante
Castellón 0 – 0 Recreativo
Celta 0 – 0 Salamanca
Las Palmas 0 – 0 Huesca
1 Hércules 44
2 R.Sociedad 44
3 Cartagena 40
4 Levante 36
5 Villarreal B 36
6 Numancia 36
7 Nástic 35
8 R. Betis 34
9 Rayo 31
10 Elche 31
11 Salamanca 30
12 Córdoba 29
13 Las Palmas 28
14 Recreativo 28
15 Huesca 26
16 Celta 26
17 Albacete 26
18 Cádiz 24
19 Murcia 23
20 Girona 23
21 R. Unión 21
22 Castellón 18
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