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 | Real Madrid 5 - 2 Levante
Spanish La Liga
19/05/2008 View : 370
Real Madrid took a 3-0 lead against troubled Levante into the break thanks to goals from Ruud Van Nistelrooy, Sergio Ramos (great cross from Guti) and another from Van Nistelrooy. Geijo pulled one back on 53 but Sneijder restored the three-goal cushion two minutes later with a terrific free-kick. On 64, Geijo scored his second of the game. Sergio Ramos got his second of the game with twelve minutes to go. (Following the game, Real Madrid were presented with the La Liga trophy.) |
|  | Real Murcia 3 - 5 Barcelona
Spanish La Liga
17/05/2008 View : 254
In his final game in charge of Barcelona, Frank Rijkaard witnessed a flurry of goals in a seventeen-minute spell in the first-half. Real Murcia took the lead when Ocoha headed home, but Barca replied with goals from Samuel Eto’o, Thierry Henry and Giovanni Dos Santos. Seven minutes into the second period, Dos Santos scored his second of the match with a delightful chip and the youngster (rumoured to be on his way to Manchester City or Chelsea) completed his hat-trick fourteen minutes later with a great left-foot finish. Late on the home side pulled a couple of goals back, Ivan from a pen and a free-kick from Abel. |
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 | Espanyol 0 - 2 Atletico Madrid
Spanish La Liga
08/05/2008 View : 132
Two goals in four first-half minutes from Sergio Aguero and Diego Forlan mean Atletico have strengthened their grip on fourth place in La Liga and are only three points behind struggling Barcelona who are third with two games to play. |
|  | Real Madrid 4 - 1 Barcelona
Spanish La Liga
07/05/2008 View : 1492
After Barca had applauded champions Madrid onto the field, the home side scored two early goals from Raul and Robben (another rare headed goal). In the second-half Madrid doubled their lead with strikes from substitutes Higuain and Van Nistlerooy (pen), with two minutes to go Henry pulled one back for Barca, to compund Barca’s misery, Xavi was sent off late on. |
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 | Barcelona 6 - 0 Valencia
Spanish La Liga
04/05/2008 View : 447
Barca responded to their defeat at Old Trafford by taking a three-goal lead in fifteen minutes thanks to goals from Messi (pen) (the Argentinean had won the pen with a fine run), Xavi and Henry. In the second-half Thierry Henry scored his second of the game with a fine curling effort from outside the box. Bojan added the fifth on 72 and the sixth on 79. |
|  | Osasuna 1 - 2 Real Madrid
Spanish La Liga
04/05/2008 View : 213
Fabio Cannavaro was sent-off for two bookable offences at Osasuna, in the first-half (highlights here) he received a yellow for a poor tackle on Portillo and early in the second half he was booked and sent-off for another bad tackle from behind. Punal put Osasuna one-up from the penalty spot on 83 minutes but Real turned the game on its head with late goals from Robben and Higuain. Real Madrid secured their 31st La Liga title with this victory. |
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 | Valencia 3 - 0 Osasuna
Spanish La Liga
27/04/2008 View : 274
Valencia took a massive step towards safety with a huge win at the Mestalla. David Villa (penalty), Juan Mata and Joaquin all got on the scoresheet as Los Ches moved above their visitors. |
|  | Deportivo La Coruna 2 - 0 Barcelona
Spanish La Liga
26/04/2008 View : 179
Second-half goals from Juan Rodriguez and Pablo Amo gave Deportivo the win and the Catalans have now failed to win in five games as Rijkaard rested Messi, Eto’o, Xavi, Iniesta, Milito and Valdes prior to their visit to Old Trafford on Tuesday night. |
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 | Villareal 2 - 0 Valladolid
Spanish La Liga
20/04/2008 View : 213
Nihat put Villareal in front at home to Valladolid, cutting in from the right and finishing at the near post. Cazoria doubled the lead early doors in the second period. |
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 | Zaragoza 3 - 0 Recreativo Huelva
Spanish La Liga
19/04/2008 View : 148
Zaragoza climbed out of the bottom three with a 3-0 win over fellow strugglers Recre. Sergio Garcia fired them in front after just two minutes. Ricardo Oliveira doubled the lead on 21 minutes and things got worse for Recreativo when Marco Ruben was sent off four minutes before the break. Oliveira made the game safe 13 minutes from time when he headed home his second of the contest. |
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 | Sevilla 1 - 4 Almeria
Spanish La Liga
19/04/2008 View : 158
Dani Alves headed into his own net to give Almeria a 24th-minute lead, and it was almost worse for the hosts as they conceded a penalty on the half-hour mark but Alvaro Negredo crashed it off the post. But immediately after the restart Negredo did double Almeria’s lead, and 10 minutes of madness saw the hosts concede two goals, miss a penalty and have Adriano sent off before Fredi Kanoute grabbed a consolation. |
|  | Atletico Madrid 1 - 3 Real Betis
Spanish La Liga
19/04/2008 View : 140
Prados put Betis in front on 14 minutes, but Atletico drew level on 26 minutes when Sergio Aguero smashed home a thumping shot from 25 yards out. Betis regained the lead three minutes after the break when Xisco Munoz found the net. Capi sealed the win to give Betis their third consecutive away win. |
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 | Valencia 1 - 2 Racing Santander
Spanish La Liga
12/04/2008 View : 100
Santander moved level on points with Athletico Madrid in fourth as they inflicted a third successive defeat on Valencia. Colsa put Santander one-up on 60, David Villa equalised four minutes later from a penalty before Mohammed Tchite got the winner on 81. |
|  | Recreativo Huelva 2 - 2 Barcelona
Spanish La Liga
12/04/2008 View : 198
Samuel Eto’o put Barca in front at Recreativo after a lovely cross by Dos Santos, Ruben equalised with a header that did not cross the line - an appalling decision. Barca regained the lead 40 seconds into the second-half thanks to a stunning strike from Samuel Eto’o. Ruben bagged his second equaliser with twenty minutes remaining, aided by poor goalkeeping from Valdes. |
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 | Levante 1 - 2 Villarreal
Spanish La Liga
23/03/2008 View : 150
Villarreal took the lead just before the half hour when Matias Fernandez drilled home from the edge of the area, but Angel headed in an equaliser midway through the second-half. The Yellow Submarine stole all three point when Franco struck a late winner. |
|  | Barcelona 4 - 1 Valladolid
Spanish La Liga
23/03/2008 View : 450
Samuel Eto’o put Barca in front at home against Valladolid. Gonzalez equalised seven minutes later from the spot. Iniesta put Barca 2-1 up three minutes into the second-half. Bojan Krkic got the third on 62 from close range. And the young Serbian added the fourth with eight minutes to go after unselfish play from Eto’o. |
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 | Real Madrid 2 - 3 Valencia
Spanish La Liga
23/03/2008 View : 470
David Villa silenced the Bernabeu when he received the ball after Sneijder had been caught out in possession, before coolly slotting home past Casillas. Valencia’s lead was only momentary, as Raul restored parity with a header minutes later. Madrid’s comeback was complete ten minutes after the break when Guti fed Raul to slot home his second. But a resurgent Valencia drew level when Villa steered home a penalty, and Los Che turned the match on its head when Arizmendi bagged an 88th minute solo winner to give Barca new hope in the title race. Special mention to Hilderbrand, who made a string of terrific saves for Valencia. |
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