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BARCELONA
TEAM NOTES
Coach: Frank Rijkaard (3rd year) Liga Primera
Record: 16-2-4
Rank: 1st, 52 points
Last Result: 3-1 loss vs. Atletico Madrid, February 5
Streak: Lost 1 Next Game: at Valencia, February 12 UEFA Champions League Last Result: Group Stage 2-0 win at Udinese, December 7 Next Game: Round of 16 at Chelsea, February 22 Copa del Rey Last Result: Quarterfinals 2-1 win vs. Zaragoza, February 1 (Eliminated 5-4 on aggregate) Barcelona's club-record 14-game winning streak in La Liga came to an end with a stunning 3-1 defeat to Atletico Madrid at the Nou Camp. Fernando Torres scored a pair of goals as Atletico swept all six points from Barcelona this season. Barcelona's 14-game run fell just one victory short of Real Madrid's Liga Primera record 15-game winning streak set in the 1960-61 season. Torres has scored in four straight games against Barcelona. Argentine-teenager Lionel Messi's three-game goal-scoring streak came to an end last week. Messi picked up a thigh injury and will miss the next ten days of action. Barcelona travels to the Mestalla Sstadium this weekend to face a Valencia side eager to close the gap on Barcelona. Samuel Eto'o, La Liga's leading scorer, returns to action this weekend against Valencia, which sports the second-leading scorer in David Villa. Rumors have linked Mexican-international Rafael Marquez with a possible move to AC Milan this summer. Ronaldinho, suspended for last week's game against Atletico, is scheduled to also miss the Valencia game. However, Barcelona has field an appeal with the hopes that the Brazilian magician will be available.
SCOREBOARD
FINAL
Barcelona 0
Valencia 1
Match Summary
VAL - David Villa, 44th min.

SPANISH PRIMERA STANDINGS
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Barcelona 23 16 3 4 53 20 52
Valencia 23 13 3 7 34 19 46
Real Madrid 23 14 6 3 44 23 45
Osasuna 23 13 6 4 29 24 43
Celta Vigo 23 12 8 3 25 24 39
Sevilla 23 11 7 5 31 21 38
Deportivo Coruna 23 10 7 6 31 25 36
Villarreal 23 9 6 8 28 22 35
Atletico Madrid 23 8 7 8 27 23 32
Real Zaragoza 23 7 5 11 32 31 32
GETAFE 23 8 9 6 32 29 30
Racing Santander 23 6 8 9 21 26 27
Real Sociedad 23 7 12 4 32 44 25
Espanyol 23 6 11 6 20 35 24
CD ALAVES 23 5 11 7 24 36 22
Real Betis 23 5 11 7 20 32 22
CADIZ 23 5 11 7 17 30 22
Malaga 23 5 13 5 28 37 20
Athletic Bilbao 23 4 12 7 25 34 19
Mallorca 23 4 12 7 22 40 19

c-league champion, r-relegated to lower division
BARCELONA SCHEDULE
Date Time Teams Stories
Sun. January 9th 03:00 p.m. ET Villarreal 3, Barcelona 0  
Sun. January 16th 01:00 p.m. ET Barcelona 1, Real Sociedad 0  
Sat. January 22nd 02:00 p.m. ET Barcelona 3, Racing Santander 0  
Sat. January 29th 03:30 p.m. ET Barcelona 4, Sevilla 0  
 

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