BARCELONA, Spain -- Sevilla struck early and held on to deal

BARCELONA, Spain -- Sevilla struck early and held on to deal Real Madrid a 1-0 loss as the defending Spanish champions fell eight points behind pacesetter Barcelona on Saturday. Nike Free Schuhe. A short-handed Barcelona, meanwhile, routed Getafe 4-1 as Lionel Messi went on with half an hour to play and added to Adrianos opener with a pair of goals before David Villa netted to keep them perfect in league play. Madrid, which has won just once in four rounds, was unsettled at the start at Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium and Piotr Trochowski capitalized to score from a corner two minutes in, breaking Sevillas streak of seven straight defeats to Madrid. Madrid coach Jose Mourinho was scathing of his players after their second league loss. "We got what we deserved after a horrible game," said Mourinho, who will have to find some quick answers before their Champions League opener against Manchester City in just three days. "My players heads are not focused, for many of them football is not a priority. But I am the coach, and if there are heads that are not focused it is my fault. "I am not worried about the points, my worry is that I dont have a team." All eyes were on Madrid forward Cristiano Ronaldo to see if he would again refuse to celebrate his goals in a display of his unexplained displeasure with his club. But Sevillas defence made sure the Portugal forward never got the chance to show his "sadness" with another glum display. Mourinho denied that Ronaldos enigmatic comments in the last round about not being happy at Madrid, which have sparked speculation that he is seeking a new contract or even a transfer, had rattled his squad. "No, I dont think so. This game wasnt very different from the other games," he said. "Therefore I dont think it has any relation with the rumour of the last two weeks." Madrid was unnerved from the start and left Trochowski free to charge into the area and blast Ivan Rakitics cross into the top of the net. Mourinho shuffled his lineup at halftime with Luka Modric and Karim Benzema going on. "At halftime I changed two players, but I wanted to change seven," Mourinho said. Modric made his presence felt with a long-range strike that goalkeeper Andres Palop grazed just enough to alter its trajectory and send it crashing off the upright. But Madrids apparent renewal turned into a mirage as it again stalled in attack down the stretch. Also, Valencia beat Celta Vigo 2-1 and Malaga downed Levante 3-1 before their respective Champions League openers against Bayern Munich and Zenit St. Petersburg. Messi started the game in southern Madrid on the bench with Barcelonas own Champions League opener against Spartak Moscow set for Wednesday, adding to the void left by the injured Iniesta, Alexis Sanchez and Jordi Alba. But Cesc Fabregas got Barcelona rolling in the 32nd when he carried into the area and laid off for Adriano to score in his second straight game following the Brazilian defenders winner last round. Barcelonas injury problems continued to grow, however, when Carles Puyol was substituted in the 57th after hurting his left knee. Messi went on in the 59th and put the result beyond doubt. The star forward converted a spot kick in the 74th after Pedro Rodriguez was tripped in the area, and four minutes later Messi tapped in a cross by Martin Montoya to take his league-leading tally to six goals. Getafe got its consolation goal in the 80th, but Villa sealed the rout after going on 15 minutes before time when he collected a pass and deftly shot by goalkeeper Miguel Moya. "We dominated from the start," said Barcelona midfielder Xavi Hernandez. "We are playing well." Nike Free Run+ 3 Laufschuhe. 2013 is here! Lets talk a little Hoops. 1. 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Heavyweight 1) Junior Dos Santos2) Cain Velasquez3) Alistair Overeem4) Fabricio Werdum5) Daniel Cormier Didnt Make The Cut: Stefan Struve, Frank Mir, Josh Barnett No major movement in the division as of late, but the title clash at UFC 155 between Dos Santos and Velasquez this month and Overeem vs. Nike Free 5.0+ Laufschuhe Blau.C. -- Penske Racing announced Tuesday that Joey Logano will join the team in 2013 and drive the No. Nike Free Schweiz. The Calgary native won eight Paralympic medals -- four silver and four bronze -- during her 17-year career on the Para-Alpine team. ST. PAUL, Minn. -- While Columbus Blue Jackets coach Todd Richards lamented his teams play after a big win at Minnesota, Mike Yeo tried to focus on the positives in the Wilds third straight loss. Both teams need to get their offences going as the playoff race tightens. Sergei Bobrovsky stopped 39 shots, Vinny Prospal and Fedor Tyutin scored in regulation, and Mark Letestu and Cam Atkinson scored in a shootout to lift the Blue Jackets over the Wild 3-2 on Saturday. The Blue Jackets won their third straight and pulled even with Detroit and Dallas for the eighth and final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 45 points. The Wild dropped their third straight and were left clinging to a two-point lead over the Red Wings, Stars and Blue Jackets with 47 points. "You arent going to complain about a win or anything like that, but weve got to be a lot better," Richards said after watching his Blue Jackets spend most of the night in their own zone while Minnesota dictated the pace. But the Wild couldnt solve Bobrovsky, and the Columbus offence needed only a six-minute stretch in the second period to take the lead. In the shootout, Bobrovsky stopped Wild stars Zach Parise and Mikko Koivu. "Our goalie was better than their goalie, by a wide margin," Richards said. "He earned us the two points tonight." Pierre-Marc Bouchard and Jason Pominville scored for Minnesota, and Niklas Backstrom had 20 saves. Still, Yeo tried to keep an upbeat tone, lauding his teams resolve. "The bottom line is thats a big point for us," Yeo said. "When youre down and their goalie is playing like that, to tie it up late, thats a big point." Pominvilles third-period goal made it 2-all after the Wild offence had controlled most of the game. It was a far cry foor Columbus from the previous night, when the Blue Jackets snapped St. Nike Free 3.0 V3 Laufschuhe Blau Dunkel Blau Weiß Louis six-game winning streak. "I think they definitely had a little bit more jump than we did tonight," Blue Jackets defenceman Jack Johnson said. "I think we played better last night than we did tonight. Sometimes you got to win games that you shouldnt." The Wild broke a 137-minute scoring drought late in the first period when Bouchard tipped the puck after Brett Clark sent it toward the net from the left circle. The puck went off Johnsons skate past Bobrovsky, and Bouchard was credited with his fifth goal of the season to put Minnesota up 1-0 at 15:59. Prospal tied it nearly four minutes into the second off a pretty backhand pass from Brandon Dubinsky from behind the net. Two minutes later, Tyutin put Columbus up 2-1 with a slap shot from the left circle at 6:18. Notes: Things got heated in the opening seconds when Brandon Dubinsky went at Wild C Charlie Coyle for levelling Artem Anisimov with his shoulder. Coyle was assessed a match penalty and ejected, and Dubinsky was given a 10-minute major for instigating. Afterward, Yeo said he thought the hit was clean, and that the Wild shouldve had a power play due to Dubinskys instigating. The fight was the first of Coyles NHL career. ... Anisimov did not return to the game. ... Tyutin played in his 600th game of his career. ... Wild C Matt Cullen (lower body), F Dany Heatley (shoulder) and C Zenon Konopka all sat out injured. Earlier in the day, Cullen practiced for the first time since getting hurt April 1. Yeo said Cullen would accompany the team on the upcoming three-game road trip. ... Columbus F and former Wild star Marian Gaborik was booed in pregame introductions and nearly every time he touched the puck. ' ' '

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