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Spain League Championship, First Division

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2004-05 Season
First Division League Table

		Total							Casa							Fuera
Pos.	Club	Pts	J	G	E	P	GF	GC	Pts	J	G	E	P	GF	GC	Pts	J	G	E	P	GF	GC
1	Barcelona FC	84	38	25	9	4	73	29	46	19	14	4	1	40	12	38	19	11	5	3	33	17
2	R. Madrid	80	38	25	5	8	71	32	46	19	15	1	3	43	12	34	19	10	4	5	28	20
3	Villarreal CF	65	38	18	11	9	69	37	46	19	14	4	1	41	10	19	19	4	7	8	28	27
4	R. Betis	62	38	16	14	8	62	50	41	19	12	5	2	36	22	21	19	4	9	6	26	28
5	RCD Espanyol	61	38	17	10	11	54	46	41	19	12	5	2	34	18	20	19	5	5	9	20	28
6	Sevilla FC	60	38	17	9	12	44	41	35	19	10	5	4	25	19	25	19	7	4	8	19	22
7	Valencia CF	58	38	14	16	8	54	39	38	19	11	5	3	31	17	20	19	3	11	5	23	22
8	RC Deportivo	51	38	12	15	11	46	50	25	19	6	7	6	25	29	26	19	6	8	5	21	21
9	Athletic Club	51	38	14	9	15	59	54	37	19	11	4	4	39	24	14	19	3	5	11	20	30
10	Málaga CF	51	38	15	6	17	40	48	28	19	8	4	7	19	24	23	19	7	2	10	21	24
11	At. Madrid	50	38	13	11	14	40	34	39	19	11	6	2	28	13	11	19	2	5	12	12	21
12	R. Zaragoza	50	38	14	8	16	52	57	36	19	11	3	5	35	25	14	19	3	5	11	17	32
13	CAt. Osasuna	47	38	12	11	15	38	46	37	19	11	4	4	23	12	10	19	1	7	11	15	34
14	R. Sociedad	47	38	13	8	17	47	56	31	19	9	4	6	21	24	16	19	4	4	11	26	32
15	CAt. Osasuna	46	38	12	10	16	46	65	33	19	9	6	4	28	24	13	19	3	4	12	18	41
16	Racing	44	38	12	8	18	41	58	30	19	8	6	5	25	23	14	19	4	2	13	16	35
17	RCD Mallorca	39	38	10	9	19	42	63	23	19	6	5	8	28	31	16	19	4	4	11	14	32
18	Levante UD	37	38	9	10	19	39	58	24	19	6	6	7	19	20	13	19	3	4	12	20	38
19	CD Numancia	29	38	6	11	21	30	61	21	19	4	9	6	19	23	8	19	2	2	15	11	38
20	Albacete B.	28	38	6	10	22	33	56	19	19	4	7	8	17	22	9	19	2	3	14	16	34

Spain First Division League Matches
2004-05 Match Results

2004-05 Match Results
29-8-2004 12-9-2004 19-9-2004 22-9-2004 26-9-2004 3-10-2004 17-10-2004 24-10-2004 31-10-2004 7-11-2004 14-11-2004 21-11-2004 28-11-2004 5-12-2004 12-12-2004 19-12-2004 22-12-2004 9-01-2005 16-01-2005	R.C.D. Espanyol - Deportivo Betis - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - R. Madrid Getafe - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Málaga Albacete - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Bar$a Levante - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Villarreal R. Sociedad - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Racing Sevilla - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - At. Madrid Zaragoza - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Mallorca Numancia - R.C.D. Espanyol Valencia - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Osasuna Athletic - R.C.D. Espanyol	1-1 1-4 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-2 2-1 1-0 2-1 0-1 2-0 0-0 3-0 4-1 1-1	Deportivo - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Betis R. Madrid - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Getafe Málaga - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Albacete Bar$a - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Levante Villareal - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - R. Sociedad Racing - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Sevilla At. Madrid - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Zaragoza Mallorca - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Numancia R.C.D. Espanyol - Valencia Osasuna - R.C.D. Espanyol R.C.D. Espanyol - Athletic	4-1 2-2 4-0 2-0 3-2 2-1 0-0 2-1 4-1 2-2 1-3 1-3 0-0 3-1 3-2 3-0 2-2 1-1 2-0	23-1-2005 30-1-2005 6-2-2005 13-2-2005 20-2-2005 27-2-2005 2-3-2005 6-3-2005 13-3-2005 20-3-2005 3-4-2005 17-4-2005 24-4-2005 1-5-2005 8-5-2005 15-5-2005 22-5-2005 29-5-2005 8-5-2005
2004-05 Match Reports We will try to write English reports about the best 2004-05 matches! You can get reports in Spanish or Catalan

R.C.D. Espanyol - R. Madrid 1-0
A great victory thanks to a MAXI's goal!
KAMENI saved a RONALDO's spot kick!
Another goal from MAXI!

At the end of the match the manager Lotina said: "I'm proud of my players".
He said very well, because his players worked very hard to get the three points.
A goal from MAXI, his is going a very good starting championship, following up a Raul Tamudo shot put the 1-0, resulting the final scorer.
The local team looked for the win since the first minut and at the half-hour captain Tamudo had teh opportunity of a penalty, but he missed twice, because when he strode up and Cesar blocked, referee Vicente Lizondo, having seen Roberto Carlos stray into the box, order to repeat it. Tamudo send the ball to the same place and Cesar saved again. incredibile!, because he is usually reliable from the spot.
The goal arrived three minuts before the break, Dani Garcia crossed from the right and Maxi followed up a Tamudo header which was blocked by Cesar to score from the rebound.

At the second half the visitors had also an opportunity to draw the match when Ronaldo was clipped in the penalty area by Ibarra, but his spot kick was saved with Charles Kameni diving full length.
R. Madrid were failing to show any rhythm while Espanyol were continuing to have the better of the openings. Serrano crossed from the right and Tamudo, unmarked at the far post, notched the ball over the cross bar.
Michel Salgado was dismissed during injury time for elbowing de la Pena.

Àrbitre: Vicente Lizondo (Col. Valencià).
Alineació R.C.D. Espanyol: Kameni
Ibarra, Lopo, Pochettino, David García
Ito, De la Peña
Maxi (Coro 89'), Dani (Fredson 76'), Oscar Serrano
Tamudo (Amavisca 91').
Goals: 0-1 Maxi 42'

	Betis - R.C.D. Espanyol 1-4 Hat-trick de MAXI and goal de DANI!

MAXI scored a hat-trick!

The new manager M.A. Lotina has instilled a new spirit in the team, who was the first to threaten when DANI hit the post.
The local side the locals tested the visiting keeper with shots from Fernando and Oliveira was well saved by Kameni.
The Catalans took the lead in the nineteenth minute when MAXI found the net after a defence failed.
Near half time ASSUNÇAO failed a back pass and DANI got a second goal.

EDU hammered one back in the second half, but the game was decided a minute later when a clever pass from Oscar Serrano found MAXI who got a third goal. Twenty minutes into the second half MAXI took advantage of a series of defensive mistakes to complete a hat-trick.

Àrbitre: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Col. Cántabro). Mostró tarjeta amarilla a Juanito en el 14', Fernando en el 36' y Lopo en el 62'. Alineació R.C.D. Espanyol: Kameni Jarque, Lopo, Pochettino, David García Ito (Fredson 76'), Alex Fernández (Morales 67') Maxi (Coro 81'), Dani, Oscar Serrano Tamudo.
Gols: 0-1 Maxi 19' 0-2 Dani 42'	1-2 Edu 52' 1-3 Maxi 53' 1-4 Maxi 66'

R.C.D. Espanyol - Deportivo 1-1
Deportivo needed a late Walter Pandiani header
to claim a 1-1 draw with 10-man Espanyol

Under new coach Miguel Angel Lotina Espanyol made a solid start to the new Primera Liga season with a fighting draw with Deportivo that finished third last season and also reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. In the 23^rd minute Raul Tamudo tucked in a penalty after being brought down by goalkeeper Jose Molina. Deportivo did their best to hit back and five minutes before the interval Juan Carlos Valeron found Luque whose shot was well saved by Kameni. Two minutes later playmaker Valeron found Pandiani whose header was ALSO well saved by Kameni, and a minute later Espanyol could have made it 2-0 when Ivan de la Pena's cross was headed by Maxi Rodriguez but Molina made an accomplished save.
	After the interval, Espanyol started brightly and a clever pass from Oscar Serrano found Tamudo who drove the ball goalwards with his right foot only for Molina to gather. Ivan de la Pena had sent off with over half an hour to go, after being booked only minutes before, De la Pena was shown a second yellow card and dismissed on 58 minutes for protesting too demonstrably. The officiating referee reported that De la Pena was sent-off for 'protesting by grabbing his testicles'.
	In the 70rd minute the goalkeeper Kameni was knocked out and was substituted by the 18-year-old BIEL Ribas. After 74 minutes Sergio fired in a free-kick but his shot was blocked. Two minutes later Tamudo set up Maxi Rodriguez whose right-footed shot was saved by Molina and in the 78^rd minute Pedro Munitis delivered a perfect cross and Pandiani's bullet header found the mark. Two minutes later Pandiani almost grabbed a winner but his right-footed shot after a great pass form Valeron was saved by BIEL.


Referee: Antonio Rubinós Pérez (Col. Madrileño). The starting line up: Kameni (Biel 70') Jarque, Lopo, Pochettino, David García Ito, De la Peña Maxi (Fredson 82'), Dani (Alex 61'), Oscar Serrano Tamudo.
Goals: 1-0 Tamudo de penalti 23'	1-1 Pandiani 78'

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In this page we will try to write English reports about the best 2004-05 matches!

A new season, new dreams, ... close to Europe!

In this page we will try
to write English reports about
the best 2004-05 matches!

A new season,
new dreams, ...
close to Europe!