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Valencia closes in on Real Madrid

LONDON, MARCH 22. Valencia moved to within one point of stumbling Real Madrid in the Spanish league on Sunday while record-setting Arsenal and AC Milan continued to impress in England and Italy.

Valencia, which last won the Spanish title in 2002, got three goals from Miguel Angel ``Mista'' Ferrer to help trounce Mallorca 5-1 and further close the gap on defending champion Madrid.

Asier del Horno scored the match-winner and added the insurance as Athletic de Bilbao embarrassed Madrid 4-2. Fran Yeste and Ismael Urzaiz also struck for Bilbao while Raul Gonzalez scored both for Madrid, which is still playing without the injured Ronaldo.

Arsenal extended its unbeaten streak to 29 matches — equalising an English record — by downing Bolton 2-1. Robert Pires and Dennis Bergkamp netted for the Gunners, who are also in contention for the FA Cup and Champions Cup.

The results:

England: Manchester United bt Tottenham 3-0; Chelsea bt Fulham 2-1; Arsenal bt Bolton 2-1.

Spain: Valencia bt Mallorca 5-1; Athletic de Bilbao bt Real Madrid 4-2; FC Barcelona bt Real Sociedad 1-0; Deportivo de La Coruna bt Murcia 1-0.

Italy: AC Milan bt Parma 3-1; Juventus drew with Udinese 0-0; AS Roma vs Lazio (suspended at 0-0).

Germany: Werder Bremen bt Wolfsburg 2-0; Bayern Munich drew with Hertha Berlin 1-1; Stuttgart drew with Cologne 2-2.

The Netherlands: Ajax bt Vitesse Arnhem 5-0; PSV Eindhoven drew with NAC Breda 1-1; Feyenoord bt RKC Waalwijk 1-0.

Scotland: Celtic bt Hibernian 4-0; Rangers bt Dundee 4-0.

Greece: Panathinaikos bt Halkidona 3-0; Olympiakos bt Ionikos 2-1; PAOK Thessaloniki bt AEK Athens 3-2.

France: Lyon bt Nantes 1-0; Monaco drew with Sochaux 1-1.

Portugal: Benfica bt Beira Mar 1-0; Rio Ave bt Sporting 4-0.

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