Real, Barca both win to retain gap

 　　MADRID, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) -- Real Madrid retained their seven point lead at the top of Spain's BBVA Primera Liga on Saturday with a hard-fought 1-0 away win at Getafe, while second-placed Barcelona beat Real Sociedad 2-1.

　　Sergio Ramos' header gave Real the victory as the visitors had chances to have extended their lead, through Karim Benzema, Cristiano Ronaldo and Gonzalo Higuain.

　　However, in the end, they had to thank referee¹ Ayaza Gamez, who failed to spot a clear handball in the Madrid penalty area from central defender² Pepe, 15 minutes from the final whistle.

　　Had he seen it and given the resulting penalty, Getafe could well have taken two points from the league leaders.

　　Barcelona missed chances against Real Sociedad but goals from Cristian Tello and Leo Messi gave them three points at home as Sociedad only showed belief they could take something from the game in the closing minutes.

　　Tello opened the scoring on nine minutes and after missing chances Messi added a second at 72, only for Carlos Vela to score for the visitors a minute later.

　　Barca lost Sergio Busquets with an ugly knee injury after just two minutes on the pitch.

　　Elsewhere Athletic³ Club Bilbao and Espanyol produced a six goal thriller⁴ that ended 3-3 in Athletic's San Mames Stadium.

　　Oscar De Marcos put Athletic ahead midway through the first half before Ndri Romaric equalized before halftime.

　　Vladimir Weiss put Espanyol ahead with a dipping 30-meter-drive, before Fernando Llorente and Javi Martinez put the home side ahead with headed goals.

　　Juan Albin assured a share of the points with a powerful shot deep in injury time.

　　Chori Castro's goal gave Mallorca an important win at home to Betis while Levante's poor start to 2012 continued with 1-1 draw at home to Racing⁵ Santander: Aruna Kone put Levante ahead, but Manuel Arana gave Racing a valuable draw.

1 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

2 defender   

n.保卫者，拥护者，辩护人

参考例句：

• He shouldered off a defender and shot at goal.他用肩膀挡开防守队员，然后射门。
• The defender argued down the prosecutor at the court.辩护人在法庭上驳倒了起诉人。

3 athletic   

adj.擅长运动的，强健的；活跃的，体格健壮的

参考例句：

• This area has been marked off for athletic practice.这块地方被划出来供体育训练之用。
• He is an athletic star.他是一个运动明星。

4 thriller   

n.惊险片，恐怖片

参考例句：

• He began by writing a thriller.That book sold a million copies.他是写惊险小说起家的。那本书卖了一百万册。
• I always take a thriller to read on the train.我乘火车时，总带一本惊险小说看。

5 racing   

n.竞赛，赛马；adj.竞赛用的，赛马用的

参考例句：

• I was watching the racing on television last night.昨晚我在电视上看赛马。
• The two racing drivers fenced for a chance to gain the lead.两个赛车手伺机竞相领先。