Deco sees red as Valencia shock leaders Barcelona

PRIMERA LIGA leaders, Barcelona, who face Liverpool at the Camp Nou on Wednesday, suffered a 2-1 defeat to Valencia at the Mestalla last night.

Mon, 19 Feb, 2007 - 00:00

James Whelan

Two quick goals early in the second half from Miguel Angel Angulo and David Silva settled a hotly-contested match, which saw Valencia’s David Albelda and Barca’s Deco sent off for a pair of ugly challenges near the hour mark.

Ronaldinho pulled a goal back for the visitors with a free-kick in injury time.

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Courts Soccer Europe Place: Camp Nou Place: Mestalla Place: Italy Place: Glasgow Place: Bernabeu Place: Germany Place: France Person: Deco Person: Miguel Angel Angulo Person: David Silva Person: David Albelda Person: Ronaldinho Person: David Beckham Person: Isidoro Person: Frank Rijkaard Person: Freddy Kanoute Person: Alves Person: Kanoute Person: Ibanez Person: Ronaldo Person: Ricardo Oliveiro Person: Massimo Maccarone Person: Sicilians Person: Goran Pandev Person: Claudio Ranieri Person: Alexander Klitzpera Person: Gerard Houllier Person: Fred Person: Sebastien Squillaci Person: Ronald Koeman Person: Farfan Person: Diego Tardelli Person: Jose Mourinho Person: Lisandro Lopez Person: Lucho Gonzalez Person: Pedro Taborda Person: Pepe Person: Adriano Event: Champions League Event: Ligue 1 Organisation: Valencia Organisation: Barcelona Organisation: Liverpool Organisation: Barca Organisation: Real Madrid Organisation: Real Betis Organisation: Sevilla Organisation: Atletico Madrid Organisation: Spurs’Organisation: Atletico Organisation: AC Milan Organisation: Celtic Organisation: Milan Organisation: Middlesbrough Organisation: Siena Organisation: Palermo Organisation: Chievo Organisation: Inter Milan Organisation: Cagliari Organisation: Lazio Organisation: Torino Organisation: Parma Organisation: Chelsea Organisation: Sampdoria Organisation: Fiorentina Organisation: Catania Organisation: Bayern Munich Organisation: Aachen Organisation: Bundesliga Organisation: Bayern Organisation: Schalke Organisation: Wolfsburg Organisation: Lille Organisation: Lyon Organisation: Lens Organisation: Roma Organisation: PSV Eindhoven Organisation: Arsenal Organisation: Eredivisie Organisation: Ajax Organisation: PSV Organisation: Porto Organisation: Naval Organisation: Sporting Lisbon

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