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Real Sociedad’s lead now whittled down to two points

REAL SOCIEDAD saw their Spanish first division lead dwindle to just two points after a goalless draw with relegation-threatened Espanyol yesterday afternoon.

Real Sociedad’s lead now whittled down to two points

Mon, 10 Feb, 2003 - 00:00

James Whelan

The Basques have 44 points from 21 games, two ahead of Real Madrid who beat Real Betis 4-1 on Saturday.

The league leaders were unable to break down Espanyol’s resolute defence although Darko Kovacevic had a header against the crossbar just a minute after half-time.

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