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05/02/2009 - Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi each had a pair of goals and Barcelona crushed Real Madrid, 6-2, on Saturday at Bernabeu to win the El Clasico.
Barcelona ended Real's 17-game unbeaten streak - Madrid last lost in La Liga in December to Barcelona - and extended its La Liga lead to seven points with just four games left in the season.
Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique also scored for Barcelona, which has 100 goals in league play this season.
Real Madrid had won 16 of its last 17 games to close a once 12-point deficit to four, but was no match for Barcelona.
Gonzalo Higuain netted his 19th goal of the season in the 14th minute but Barca responded with three goals before halftime.
Henry started the onslaught in the 18th when he ran onto a short chip pass into the penalty area from Messi and slotted past Madrid goalie Iker Casillas to the right post.
Xavi picked up the first of his three assists on the second goal by finding the Barca captain, Puyol, with a cross. Puyol finished with a header into the right side from just a few yards out in the 20th.
After Barca defender Daniel Alves nearly scored an own goal, Messi and Samuel Eto'o were both denied by Casillas before Messi notched his first goal.
Xavi picked up his second assist by setting up Messi, who easily beat Casillas in the 36th for his first goal of the match.
Sergio Ramos gave Real a glimmer of hope in the 56th minute when he ran under a free kick from Arjen Robben to head past Victor Valdes, but just like earlier, Henry answered within minutes.
Henry ran onto a long ball into Real's end and, with Casillas charging out of the area to make a play on it, slotted around the goalie and watched the ball roll slowly into the net in the 58th for his 19th goal of the season.
Xavi and Messi combined on the fifth goal in the 75th, working a nice give-and- go on the right side, with the return pass going to an open Messi in the box. Messi faked a shot toward the far post to get Casillas out of position, then slotted the ball inside the near post for this 23rd league goal.
Messi helped set up the last goal without touching the ball. After Casillas had an initial save, Pique picked up the ball on the far side of the area. Casillas moved out in anticipation of a pass to Messi, who was standing on the edge of the six-yard box, and Pique slipped the ball between the goalie and the post in the 83rd.
Barcelona beat Real 2-0 in the teams' earlier match at the Camp Nou. The four- goal win was Barca's biggest win in Madrid in 35 years.
Also Saturday, Luis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoute scored as third-place Sevilla beat Villarreal 2-0 to move four ahead of Valencia and five ahead of Villarreal and Numancia moved off the bottom thanks to goals from Juan Carlos Moreno and Javier Gonzalez Del Pino in a 2-0 win over Malaga.
On Sunday, Deportivo hosts Valladolid, Osasuna hosts Recreativo, Mallorca hosts Getafe, Sporting Gijon hosts Athletic Bilbao, Racing hosts Almeria, Espanyol hosts Valencia, and Real Betis hosts Atletico Madrid.
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Toronto Blue Jays defeated the Baltimore Orioles, 5-4, in the second
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inning for his second big league win and Torii Hunter keyed a four-run seventh
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the New
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Cowboys' practice facility collapses >>
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The AFC South and the NFC East are the favorite divisions to have the next Super Bowl champ among them in the NFL betting odds. But more down to the point, these football odds are in favor of the Indianapolis Colts, by far the strongest team in the AFC South, and the Dallas Cowboys of the NFC East.
Most sports fans would agree that these two teams top the list to win it all before the season even begins. In the BetUS Sportsbook football futures, the Colts are +800 in the odds to win the Super Bowl, while the Cowboys are sitting at +1000 and the Super Bowl XLIV champions New Orleans Saints at +900. In the AFC South, the Colts won the division for five straight years after the 2002 realignment, before the Tennessee Titans won it in 2008. But the Colts came back strong in 2009 to win the division again en route to the Super Bowl. The Cowboys are the favorite to win the NFC East, as well as to advance far into the post season. The Cowboys won the division last season before their horrendous loss in the NFC Divisional playoff to Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings. But the ‘Boys will take that loss humbly and be ready for the playoffs this time around.
The NFC South is also very strong, at +600 in the NFL futures, considering that it is home to the defending Super Bowl champions. However, some predictions have the Atlanta Falcons with possibilities of claiming the divisional title this season in place of the Saints, as no team has won back-to-back division championships since the division realignment took place. Let’s not overlook the AFC North at +500. As TO goes to Cincinnati to join Chad OchoCinco and Adam “Pac-Man” Jones, this team looks to claim the division title again. And it is likely they will do so. The Bengals lost in the AFC Wild Card spot in a hard-fought battle against the New York Jets last season. Lest not forget the Pittsburgh Steelers, the XLII Super Bowl Champions… All these teams present interesting odds and matchups for the upcoming season, but the safest and surest bet seems to be with the Colts in the AFC South and the Cowboys in the NFC East. Play this weekly NFL Football Contestto see if you can win.
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