MADRID, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Brief reports of matches played in the
Primera Liga on Saturday:
REAL MADRID 1 RACING SANTANDER 0
The champions trimmed Barcelona's lead at the top to nine points
thanks to a clinical strike by Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain
just after the break.
Raul headed the ball into Higuain's path and he raced into the
area, turned inside a sliding challenge from Cesar Navas and
clipped the ball over Tono into the far corner.
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SEVILLA 1 REAL BETIS 2
Third-placed Sevilla lost further ground on Real after goals
from Sergio Garcia and new signing Ricardo Oliveira gave Betis a
2-1 win and condemned their city rivals to a third consecutive
league defeat.
Sevilla midfielder Aldo Duscher was dismissed for a second
yellow card with around 20 minutes left and Garcia gave Betis the
lead immediately after. Oliveira grabbed a second late on when he
fired the ball under Andres Palop and Frederic Kanoute headed a
consolation goal for Sevilla in added time.
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Playing on Sunday Getafe v Espanyol (1600) Malaga v Almeria
(1600) Real Mallorca v Deportivo Coruna (1600) Real Valladolid v
Athletic Bilbao (1600) Recreativo Huelva v Atletico Madrid (1600)
Villarreal v Numancia (1600) Barcelona v Sporting Gijon (1800)
Osasuna v Valencia (2000)
(Reporting by Iain Rogers; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)