Barcelona close the gap on Real Madrid

February 2010 - Match Reports - Barcelona close the gap on Real Madrid

Barcelona close the gap on Real Madrid to 2 points (24th Feb 2008)

Barcelona 5 - Levante 1 was the score this weekend, a weekend on which Real madrid slipped to a suprise defeat 0-1 at home to mid table Getafe. After falling to 7 points behind Real Madrid, Barcelona has now turned the tables on Real Madrid and are now within 2 points and with the chance still to redeem themselves for a home loss to Real, with an away game in Madrid on May 7th: This convincing victory for Barcelona puts Barcelona back in with a real chance of La Liga this season.

The game against Levante was Eto'o's first game back since the African cup and what a game for Eto'o. A wonderful hat trick with goals in the 56th, 62nd and 87th minutes for Eto'o made this game an easy one for the home team. With a first goal from Xavi and then a 41st equaliser for Levante via Mustapha, it looked at though the first half would finish equal but a Messi 44th well taken goal gave Barca a 2-1 advantage at half time. Excellent inter-play between Messi and Eto'o created Barca's 3rd goal with Eto'o sliding the ball under the Levante goally, whilst Eto'o scored another two classic goals, much to the joy of the home fans.

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Real Zaragoza 1 Barcelona 2 (17th Feb 2008)

The news the Real Madrid lost away to Real Betis 2-1, makes this Barcelona away victory even sweater, with the 3 points for Barcelona taking them back to 5 point behind their rivals in La Liga. Time on the pitch for Ronaldinho and the winning goal also brought good news for a Barca team who now also have Eto'o due to play again soon, with the African Cup now completed: Carles Puyol also came back into the team from injury.

This game was one where Barcelona for the most part, controlled the first half, with players such as Deco and Henry combining nicely, including in the build up to Henry's 34th opening goal. This was a deserved lead for Barcelona, but they nearly threw it away by giving away a 43rd minute penalty, only for Milito of Zaragoza to place the ball above the cross bar. In the second half Barcelona continued to play for victory, but it was Zaragiza who got the next goal with a 53rd strike from Oliveira. After more chanches from both teams, it then looked as though both teams might have to settle for a draw when Juanfran of Zaragoza handled in the area and Ronaldinho slotted the ball into the net from the resulting penalty. Three important points and a godo away win for FC Barcelona!

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