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Barcelona continued its streak of victories and his unstoppable step towards the league title, overcoming the andalusia andalusia Mallorca 3-1 on Saturday with goals from Thierry Henry, Andres Iniesta and Yaya Toure.


The Basque Arizt artillero Aduriz discounted for Mallorca.


The Barsa added its 14th victory in the league which had the best record in its history in the 17th. date of the championship.

In the stage of the Camp Nou, Argentine Diego Armando Maradona enjoyed the match along with his compatriot Lionel Messi, who was not called by the coach Pep Guardiola.


The midfielder Iniesta, who jumped in the second half of his back injury, turned as much to the victory 75 minutes, which resulted in the tiebreaker for Barsa.

The gunner Aritz Aduriz andalusia Mallorca ahead after 15 minutes when he ran into speed and Yaya Toure, Victor Sanchez.


At 31, Frenchman Thierry Henry equaled the finish in the top of a pass from Carles Puyol zaguero.

With the discount, the Ivory Coast midfielder, Yaya, said the third.


After adding his ninth date six matches without a win and lost as a visitor, Mallorca, a point of promotion, this could end date as colista in the league.

The Barsa, adding 44 units and holds the title of winter champions, begins 2009 as the leader with 10 points ahead of Valencia that his bodyguard, on the other side to advance 3-1 over Atletico Madrid.


In Mestalla, David Villa said the gunner to the premises with a penalty goal after 35 minutes that could not tackle the Argentine goalkeeper Leo Franco. Sum Villa 13 goals in league.

At 40, David Silva put Valencia two andalusia many top andalusia andalusia zurdazo beat a goalkeeper.


In the prolongation of the first half, the referee said to the criminal Athletic andalusia fall Argentine star Sergio Aguero in the area. The Uruguayan Diego Forlan artillero transformed the maximum penalty.

On resumption, the rojiblancos failed to cut, and the 69, Silva sent a ball back to the bottom of the net to sentence the match.


This result leaves Atletico fourth with 30 units, one more than Real Madrid on Sunday to receive Villarreal.

The 17th date will be completed on Sunday with matches: Recreativo Huelva vs Numancia, Valladolid-Racing Santander, Sporting Gijon, Malaga, Athletic de Bilbao-Espanyol, Osasuna-Sevilla and Getafe, Deportivo de La Coruña.


In addition, Mexican Hugo Sanchez will debut Sunday as a coach in the league in front of the Betis Almería received.