Real Madrid beats Recreativo Huelva 3-2 to lead Spanish league
MADRID, Spain (AP) - Roberto Carlos scored in injury time and gave Real Madrid a 3-2 win against Recreativo Huelva on Sunday to keep it atop the Spanish league with three rounds remaining. Madrid led 2-0 but allowed a pair of goals in the final 16 minutes to jeopardize its four-match winning streak. Roberto Carlos raced down the left, settled Gago's cross and scored under sliding goalkeeper Bertrand Laquait.
The victory gave Madrid 69 points, two more than Sevilla and three ahead of FC Barcelona, which played a late match against Atletico Madrid.
Sevilla, coming off its UEFA Cup victory on Wednesday, kept pace with a 2-1 victory earlier over Deportivo La Coruna.
Also Sunday, it was: Getafe 5, Espanyol 1; Levante 1, Osasuna 4; Real Sociedad 3, Celta Vigo 1; and Villarreal 2, Racing Santander 1.
On Saturday, it was: Mallorca 0, Valencia 1; Real Betis 1, Gimnastic Tarragona 1 and Zaragoza 4, Athletic Bilbao 3.
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2006-07 Table | |||||||||
Team | GP | W | D | L | Pts | GF | GA | GD | |
Real Madrid | 35 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 69 | 58 | 36 | 22 | |
Sevilla | 35 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 67 | 61 | 33 | 28 | |
Barcelona | 34 | 19 | 9 | 6 | 66 | 64 | 30 | 34 | |
Valencia | 35 | 20 | 5 | 10 | 65 | 50 | 32 | 18 | |
Zaragoza | 35 | 16 | 10 | 9 | 58 | 51 | 37 | 14 | |
Atlético Madrid | 34 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 54 | 40 | 29 | 11 | |
Villarreal | 35 | 15 | 8 | 12 | 53 | 41 | 41 | 0 | |
Getafe | 35 | 14 | 10 | 11 | 52 | 38 | 29 | 9 | |
Recreativo Huelva | 35 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 50 | 48 | 48 | 0 | |
Racing Santander | 35 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 40 | 43 | -3 | |
Mallorca | 35 | 14 | 6 | 15 | 48 | 40 | 43 | -3 | |
Espanyol Barcelona | 35 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 45 | 42 | 48 | -6 | |
Deportivo La Coruña | 35 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 44 | 26 | 36 | -10 | |
Osasuna | 35 | 11 | 7 | 17 | 40 | 43 | 47 | -4 | |
Real Betis | 35 | 7 | 16 | 12 | 37 | 33 | 42 | -9 | |
Levante | 35 | 8 | 12 | 15 | 36 | 30 | 47 | -17 | |
Athletic Bilbao | 35 | 8 | 10 | 17 | 34 | 40 | 59 | -19 | |
Real Sociedad | 35 | 8 | 9 | 18 | 33 | 29 | 42 | -13 | |
Celta Vigo | 35 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 30 | 33 | 55 | -22 | |
Gimnastic de Tarrago | 35 | 6 | 7 | 22 | 25 | 32 | 62 | -30 |