Barca hammer Almeria 8-0, Real thump Bilbao 5-1
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Barca hammer Almeria 8-0, Real thump Bilbao 5-1
* Barca, Real warm up for 'clasico' with big wins
* Champions Barca match their biggest ever away success
* Messi and Ronaldo score hat-tricks (updates with Real win)
Barcelona blasted Almeria 8-0 to match their biggest ever away win but remained second in La Liga behind Real Madrid who thrashed Athletic Bilbao 5-1 on Saturday.
World Player of the Year Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick for Barca, taking his tally for the season to 13, while substitute Bojan Krkic scored twice, Andres Iniesta and Pedro bagged one apiece and Santiago Acasiete netted an own goal.
Barcelona's biggest away win since they hammered Las Palmas by the same scoreline in 1959 led to struggling Almeria sacking their coach Juan Manuel Lillo soon after the match.
At the Bernabeu, La Liga top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo also bagged a hat-trick to move on to 14 goals, while Gonzalo Higuain and Sergio Ramos also netted to ensure Jose Mourinho's side maintained their one-point advantage at the top.
With nine days to go until unbeaten Real visit the Nou Camp the Madrid side have 32 points from 12 matches.
Barca have 31 points and have opened up a seven-point lead over third-placed Villarreal who drew 1-1 at home with local rivals Valencia, who are fourth with 21.
Villarreal's Italy striker Giuseppe Rossi equalised in the 73rd minute to cancel out Aritz Aduriz's 21st-minute opener.
Injury-hit Valencia had Lithuanian defender Marius Stankevicius sent off 10 minutes from time but Villarreal could not find a winner and lost their 100 percent home record.
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Juanma Lillo sacked by Almeria after Barca mauling
Juanma Lillo was sacked as coach of Spanish BBVA Primera Liga side Almeria Saturday night.
Lillo paid the price for his side's 8-0 humiliation at home to Barcelona and his sacking was confirmed officially by the club just an hour after the final whistle.
"We have looked ridiculous. I have spent a long time saying that we are not competitive and that the way we have been coached is not the correct one," commented club president Alfonso Garcia.
Xinhua
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Ronaldo challenges Barca to score eight against Real
Cristiano Ronaldo challenged Barcelona to try and score eight goals past his Real Madrid side when asked for his views on the champions' earlier 8-0 thrashing of Almeria in La Liga on Saturday.
"(The 8-0 win) It doesn't tell me anything," Ronaldo said. "Let's see if they score eight against us on Monday."
"I'm pleased to have scored but the most important thing is that the team won. I'm fighting to win the league. The top scorer's award isn't important to me."
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No team can challenge Barcelona & R Madrid already?
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Originally posted by TIB657M:
No team can challenge Barcelona & R Madrid already?
3rd place team is 7 points off Barca.
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La Liga league
is onli 2 way traffic nia
Real Madrid or Barcelona
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Seriously, it's very bad for the league...
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Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):
La Liga league
is onli 2 way traffic nia
Real Madrid or Barcelona
BPL: Man U & Chelsea. Arsenal inconsistency is still on..........
In Liga, both barcelona & R Madrid own star-studded WC players whereas other teams do not.
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Originally posted by zocoss:
Seriously, it's very bad for the league...
every year...we didnt even see any team fighting it...
onli tis two
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Originally posted by TIB657M:
BPL: Man U & Chelsea. Arsenal inconsistency is still on..........
In Liga, both barcelona & R Madrid own star-studded WC players whereas other teams do not.
Italian oneLazio,AC Milan, Napoli..
Inter Milan seem to be....
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what a stupid thing for ronaldo to say. it's not as if barca was bragging after winning 8-0 or anything. If you cant replicate that scoreline that just STFU and go jerk off to your portuguese egg tarts before mastering your diving skills at the swimming pool.
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Originally posted by Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1):
Italian oneLazio,AC Milan, Napoli..
Inter Milan seem to be....
Benitez... Now kena overtaken by previously off-form Roma & Juventus as they lost last night