Barca falls to Valencia, now tied with Sevilla at top

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02/18/2007 - Valencia, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Valencia vaulted into the top three with a 2-1 home win against leaders Barcelona on Sunday in Spanish La Liga action.

Goals by Miguel Angulo and David Silva just after the break gave the home squad the lead before Ronaldinho cut it in half in stoppage time on a free kick to close out the scoring.

Even with the loss Barcelona stays at the top of the table, but Sevilla is now tied with 46 points after beating Atletico Madrid 3-1, Sunday. Barcelona's goal differential is four goals better, giving it the slight edge.

Valencia jump over Real Madrid in the table with 42 points - same as Real - but are one goal better in the differential.

Frederic Kanoute opened the scoring for Sevilla in the 15th before Alves Daniel doubled the lead before the break. The team went up 3-0 after Kanoute's second tally in the 73rd minute before Atletico got one back in the 82nd by Ibanez Pablo.

Atletico are currently in fifth place with 39 points.

Also on Sunday, Athletic Bilbao blanked Getafe 2-0, Deportivo and Levante battled to a scoreless draw, Celta Vigo and Recreativo earned 1-0 victories over Osasuna and Real Sociedad, respectively, Espanyol topped Mallorca 3-1 and Racing dominated last placed Tarragona 4-1.

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