Ever Banega opened fut coins the scoring with the first shot of the match http://www.goldstarkr.com/ after 33 minutes, but Valencia s lead lasted just five minutes as Lionel Messi fired home from the penalty spot. The Argentinian has now scored in 12 consecutive La Liga games, but instead of his goal heralding the start of a Bar a comeback, the Catalans were instead indebted to a couple of world-class late saves from Victor Valdes.
Bar a still retain a nine-point gap over Atletico, with Real Madrid a further seven points back following their shock 1-0 reverse at relegation-threatened Granada last night.
Malaga s UEFA Champions League push suffered a blow as they were held to a 1-1 home draw by lowly Real Zaragoza. The hosts fell behind to an early Helder Postiga strike and although Alarcon Isco levelled from the penalty spot 10 minutes later, Malaga were far from their best. Zaragoza s afternoon was soured slightly by the last-minute dismissal of Jose Mari for a second yellow card.
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