Pedro struck both goals to give Barcelona a narrow 2-1 win over Levante at the Nou Camp as La Liga resumed following its winter break.
Pedro struck both goals to give Barcelona a narrow 2-1 win over Levante at the Nou Camp this evening as La Liga resumed following its winter break.
After a goalless first half, the Spain winger netted twice in the space of 12 minutes to give Pep Guardiola's side the upper hand.
The Catalans held on to provisionally move five points clear of fierce rivals Real Madrid, despite Christian Stuani's late volley.
Real travel to the outskirts of Madrid to face local rivals Getafe tomorrow.
Ten-man Valencia got one over on Champions League rivals Espanyol with a clearly offside winner deep into injury time at the Mestalla.
Pegged back to 1-1 when Ricardo Costa's own goal levelled after Aritz Aduriz's opener, Los Che then lost their goalscorer to a harsh red card.
They had the last laugh, though, as Juan Mata stole in at the far post to head home Costa's knockdown from an offside position to earn three vital points and go clear above Espanyol in fourth.
Frederic Kanoute struck the only goal of the game as Sevilla ended a run of five successive Primera Division defeats with a narrow victory over Osasuna.
Kanoute headed in Jesus Navas' free-kick in the 36th minute as Sevilla recorded their first league win since mid-November.
Earlier, Malaga climbed out of the relegation zone after fighting back from a goal down to defeat fellow strugglers Sporting Gijon 2-1 at El Molinon.
Sporting, who started the day one place and one point behind third-bottom Malaga, took the lead through a Diego Castro penalty in the 42nd minute to boost hopes of a first win in 12 league and cup matches.
However, their joy was short-lived as Malaga drew level on the stroke of half-time through Weligton before the visitors claimed all three points thanks to Apono`s spot-kick just before the hour.
Deportivo La Coruna striker Adrian Lopez took centre stage to help his side shatter Athletic Bilbao`s six-match winning streak at San Mames with a 2-1 win.
Adrian won and converted a first-half penalty to put Depor ahead, was the player brought down that led to Mikel San Jose`s 34th-minute dismissal and also netted Depor`s second goal seven minutes into the second half.
That proved enough to help improving Depor claim their sixth win of the season, although Athletic will feel they deserved at least a draw out of what was an entertaining encounter.
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