Falcao on target as Atletico stay on Barca trail

Radamel Falcao hit his 10th league goal of the season as Atletico Madrid beat Osasuna 3-1 on Sunday to stay level on points with leaders Barcelona at the top of La Liga.The Catalan side had piled on the pressure at the top of by winning 5-0 at Rayo Vallecano on Saturday, but Atletico were always the better side in the Vicente Calderon where they recorded a 12th consecutive victory in all competitions.Joao Miranda, with a glancing header, and a Raul Garcia strike gave the home side a two-goal advantage after 35 minutes before Roland Lamah pulled one back for Osasuna, who stay bottom of the table, just before half-time.Falcao finished off any threat Osasuna posed on 73 minutes when he turned in a Juanfran cross for an incredible 17 goals in 11 consecutive games in all competitions.Also on Sunday, Getafe won 2-1 at Athletic Bilbao and there were home wins for Zaragoza and Levante.Juan Rodriguez and Alvaro Vazquez, with a scissor kick, got a goal in each half for Getafe in Bilbao against an out of sorts Athletic, for who Mikel San Jose got a last minute reply.The result leaves the Basque side just one point above the relegation zone in 17th position while Getafe comfortably move into eighth on 13 points.Levante beat Granada 3-1 to go fifth with two goals from ex-Newcastle player Obafemi Martins and a Pedro Rios strike, Youssef El Arabi got a late consolation for the visitors.Portuguese striker Hector Postiga and Romanian full-back Cristian Sapunaru got the goals for Zaragoza in a 2-1 win over Sevilla.Later Sunday, sixth-placed Real Madrid, who are 11 points behind Barcelona, were at Real Mallorca.

Source: AFP