La Liga Roundup, Apr. 1
Posted at 12:23 PM, April 6, 2006
Ronaldinho converted a penalty but Ronaldo equalized in a 1-1 draw between Spanish league leader FC Barcelona and a 10-man Real Madrid on Saturday.The result at Barcelona's Camp Nou stadium left Barca 11 points atop the standings and requiring 10 points from its last seven games to retain its title.
Second-place Madrid, which looks set to end a third straight season without a trophy, played the last 65 minutes with 10 men following the ejection of Roberto Carlos for two yellow cards.
In other 31st-round games, Villarreal edged Zaragoza 1-0 to climb to seventh place, while Real Sociedad eased its relegation fears by beating fellow struggler Malaga 3-0.
Barcelona has 69 points, followed by Madrid with 58 and Osasuna with 55. Valencia is next with 53 points, while Sevilla has 51.
On Sunday, it's: Osasuna vs. Getafe, Valencia vs. Cadiz, Real Betis vs. Sevilla, Deportivo La Coruna vs. Racing Santander, Alaves vs. Athletic Bilbao, Mallorca vs. Espanyol, and Atletico Madrid vs. Celta Vigo.
Madrid captain Raul, who has played against Barcelona 29 times, was omitted from the team's starting lineup. The Spain striker has struggled since returning last month from the serious knee injury he sustained during November's 3-0 defeat by the Catalan team.
Barcelona midfielder Mark van Bommel missed his side's first chance in the fourth minute with a chip over goalkeeper Iker Casillas which went just wide in the fourth minute.
Van Bommel was involved again in the 20th minute when he won Barcelona's penalty by being felled by Roberto Carlos' sliding tackle.
The Brazilian left back received a yellow card for protesting just before Ronaldinho sent Casillas the wrong way with his seventh penalty of the season. It was Ronaldinho's fourth goal in four matches against Madrid.