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Real Madrid draws 1-1 against Villarreal in Spain's La Liga

Xinhua, March 2, 2015 Adjust font size:

On Sunday Real Madrid drew 1-1 against Villarreal while FC Barcelona on Saturday defeated 3-1 Granada in Spain's La Liga matchday.

With these results, Barcelona is just two points below leader Real Madrid.

Real Madrid and Villarreal drew 1-1 in the game played at Madrid's Santiago Bernabeu stadium. Cristiano Ronaldo scored Real Madrid's goal, while Gerard Moreno scored Villareal's goal.

This was not an easy game for Real Madrid. The leading team could not break Villarreal's strong command led by Moreno, Pepe and Varane.

Real Madrid's only goal was a penalty after Bailly committed a foul against Ronaldo at minute 52. Despite of this, Villarreal could score at minute 65 with a fantastic kick by Moreno.

On the other hand, on Saturday Barcelona defeated Granada 3-1, in a match played in Los Carmenes New Stadium, in Granada. Barcelona's goals were scored by Ivan Rakitic, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez.

After Sunday matches, Real Madrid leads with 61 points, followed by Barcelona with 59, Atletico de Madrid 54, Valencia with 53 and Sevilla with 46. Endi