Top two win in Spain's La Liga

    MADRID, March 6 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid kept their calmness under pressure(面临压力) to produce a convincing 3-1 win away to Racing¹ Santander to remain seven points behind FC Barcelona at the end of Spain's 27th round on Sunday.
    Real Madrid travelled without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, but Karim Benzema scored twice and Emmanuel Adebayor added a goal as Ronaldo was forgotten with a comfortable win in what could have been a complicated evening in the el Sardinero Stadium..
    Meanwhile Barcelona rested key players such as Andres Iniesta and David Villa² for the visit of struggling Zaragoza.
    Coach Pep Guardiola was on the bench, despite having spent the previous two days in hospital with a distal hernia and saw a goal from Seydou Keita on the stroke of halftime give his side the points.
    It was not a vintage performance from Barcelona, but the league leaders were never in trouble and were it not for a series of good saves from Zaragoza goalkeeper Toni Doblas, the margin³ of victory would have been wider.
    Valencia produced a solid display to win 2-1 in Mallorca. Ivan Ramis put the home side ahead from the penalty⁴ spot on the half hour but Pablo Hernandez levelled the score two minutes later following a pass from former Mallorca striker Aritz Aduriz.
    The winger scored his second of the night early in the second half to assure the points that keep his side third.
    Atletico Madrid returned to form with a 3-1 win at home to Villarreal. Atletico's best three players of the season, Kun Aguero, Diego Forlan and Jose Antonio Reyes all scored to lift the club back into European places.
    Giuseppe Rossi scored for Villarreal, who played some nice football but were unable to match Atletico's physical drive.
    Levante continued their climb up the table with a 1-0 win over Espanyol. Felipe Caicedo once again scored for his side.
    Sporting Gijon returned to winning ways thanks to a 2-0 triumph at home against Getafe thanks to first half goals from Miguel de las Cuevas and Andre Castro. The win lifted Sporting out of the relegation⁵ zone.
    Athletic⁶ Bilbao had a hard fought win over Sevilla that lifted them over Espanyol into fifth place in the table.
    An incident packed game saw Alvaro Negredo leave the pitch after a clash⁷ of heads with Andoni Iriola in first half, Athletic took the points thanks to Federico Fazio's own goal after 65 minutes and an Andoni Iriola penalty two minutes from time.
    Sergio Fernandez's 92nd minute header gave Osasuna their first away win in 22 matches as they triumphed 1-0 away to bottom of the table Malaga.
    Malaga fall into bottom spot thanks in part to Almeria's 2-1 win away to Hercules. Abraham Paz scored first for the home side, but two goals in three minutes from Sofiane Feghuli and Modeste M' Bami gave the visitors three vital points.
    Hercules meanwhile slipped into the relegation zone and next weekend to visit Real Madrid.(本文由在线英语听力室整理编辑)

1 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。

2 villa   

n.别墅，城郊小屋

参考例句：

• We rented a villa in France for the summer holidays.我们在法国租了一幢别墅消夏。
• We are quartered in a beautiful villa.我们住在一栋漂亮的别墅里。

3 margin   

n.页边空白；差额；余地，余裕；边，边缘

参考例句：

• We allowed a margin of 20 minutes in catching the train.我们有20分钟的余地赶火车。
• The village is situated at the margin of a forest.村子位于森林的边缘。

4 penalty   

n.处罚，刑罚，罚款

参考例句：

• If you knock the ball with your hand in football,you will suffer a penalty.如果在踢足球时你用手碰到球，你将受到处罚。
• One of those arrested could face the death penalty.被捕的那些人中有一人可能被判死刑。

5 relegation   

n.驱逐，贬黜；降级

参考例句：

• Liaoning team lost this game, is still deeply avoid relegation zone. 辽宁队本场失利后，仍然深陷保级区。 来自互联网
• In society, relegation is based on your income. 社会上的规类是以你的收入为基准。 来自互联网

6 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

7 clash   

vi.冲突，不协调，砰地相撞；n.冲突，不协调

参考例句：

• There is a clash between two classes at 2 p.m. on Thursday.星期四下午两点有两堂课是冲突的。
• The pot came down on the stone floor with a clash.锅“当”地一声掉到石地上。