Spanish Primera Division (La Liga) Recap – 4 February 2012
Below are brief recaps for all the La Liga matches on Saturday, February 4, 2012.
Athletic Bilbao 3-3 Espanyol
It was a high scoring match with Espanyol scoring a late goal to share the points. Both teams remain in one of the Europa League spot as Espanyol has 32 points and Athletic Bilbao has 30.
Levante 1-1 Racing Santander
Levante took a 1-0 lead before Racing equalized in the second half. The point puts Racing up a spot but they are only two points above the bottom three. Levante are in 4th place but only on goal difference.
Mallorca 1-0 Real Betis
A 24th minute Gonzalo Castro goal was the difference as Mallorca moved up to 12th place. Real Betis drop to 14th and in three points above the bottom three.
Getafe 0-1 Real Madrid
An 18th minute Sergio Ramos goal was enough to give Real Madrid a narrow victory. Madrid hold onto their seven point lead at the top of the table while Getafe are in 9th place.
Barcelona 2-1 Real Sociedad
Barcelona kept pace with Real Madrid on goals from Cristian Tello and Lionel Messi. Sociedad did make it interesting with a Carlos Vela goal but ultimately came up short. Barca have conceded only 13 goals through 21 matches.
