Goalless draw against Espanyol »
Leo Messi, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto’o provided a feast of goals in the 5-0 annihilation of Deportivo de la Coruña on Saturday night and in doing so created a new record for the most goals scored in the first half of the season.
The onslaught was started by Messi, after a pass from Xavi, when he completely threw off the Deportivo defence to put the ball in the net in the 21st minute; six minutes later it was Henry’s turn, with a header from a cross from Alves; and in the 41st minute Deportivo’s keeper defelcted the ball only to have it rammed home by Eto’o.
With the score at 3-0 it looked as if all the exitement could be all over for the night, and after the break the pace was much slower, but with just 8 minutes to go Henry scored his second of the night. And then Carles Puyol, who was playing up front by this time, was brought down by Deportivo’s keeper resulting in a red card – and the second goal from Eto’o in the 86th minute from the penalty spot.
The result leaves Barça on 50 points, ahead of Sevilla and Real Madrid both on 38.
|
Team |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
Pts |
| 1 |
Barcelona |
19
|
16
|
2
|
1
|
59
|
13
|
50
|
| 2 |
Sevilla |
19
|
11
|
5
|
3
|
28
|
16
|
38
|
| 3 |
Real Madrid |
19
|
12
|
2
|
5
|
41
|
27
|
38
|
| 4 |
Valencia |
19
|
10
|
4
|
5
|
38
|
27
|
34
|
| 5 |
Villarreal |
19
|
9
|
6
|
4
|
32
|
25
|
33
|
| 6 |
At. Madrid |
19
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
42
|
30
|
31
|
| 7 |
Malaga |
19
|
9
|
4
|
6
|
31
|
27
|
31
|
| 8 |
Deportivo |
19
|
9
|
3
|
7
|
23
|
27
|
30
|
| 9 |
Athletic |
19
|
7
|
5
|
7
|
27
|
29
|
26
|
| 10 |
Santander |
19
|
6
|
7
|
6
|
21
|
23
|
25
|
| 11 |
Gijon |
19
|
8
|
0
|
11
|
26
|
39
|
24
|
| 12 |
Valladolid |
19
|
7
|
2
|
10
|
27
|
30
|
23
|
| 13 |
Almeria |
19
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
20
|
28
|
21
|
| 14 |
Betis |
19
|
6
|
3
|
10
|
25
|
26
|
21
|
| 15 |
Getafe |
19
|
5
|
6
|
8
|
24
|
30
|
21
|
| 16 |
Huelva |
19
|
5
|
5
|
9
|
17
|
28
|
20
|
| 17 |
Numancia |
19
|
6
|
2
|
11
|
24
|
37
|
20
|
| 18 |
Espanyol |
19
|
3
|
6
|
10
|
17
|
32
|
15
|
| 19 |
Mallorca |
19
|
3
|
5
|
11
|
18
|
37
|
14
|
| 20 |
Osasuna |
19
|
2
|
7
|
10
|
20
|
29
|
13
|
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