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MADRID, Spain -- Atletico Madrid beat 10-man Real Betis 2-0 Sunday in the Spanish league to increase the pressure on Real Madrid ahead of its clasico with Barcelona. Rafinha Jersey . Atletico is tied on 70 points with Madrid, which hosts Barcelona later Sunday. Barcelona has 66 points. Gabi Fernandez opened the scoring in what had been a hard fought contest until Bryan Rodriguez was shown a second yellow card for blatantly swiping at the ball with his hand in the 55th minute. Gabi was afforded space about 10 metres outside the area to smash a swerving drive beyond outstretched goalkeeper Antonio Adan for the 58th-minute lead. Diego Costa made it 2-0 in the 64th after Koke headed on to the Spain striker to fire home his 23rd league goal and 31st in all competitions. While Atleticos season-long surge sees no signs of dipping with nine rounds left, last-placed Betis is running out of time to avoid relegation after falling nine points from safety. Earlier, Sevilla continued its late bid to qualify for next seasons Champions League by beating Osasuna 2-1 for a fifth straight victory. Jairo Samperio put Sevilla ahead after 27 minutes before Carlos Bacca scored a first-half stoppage time penalty after Damia Abella was ajudged to have handled inside the area, which led to Osasuna coach Javi Gracia being dismissed. Sevilla never looked in danger despite Osasuna substitute Javier Acuna scoring an impressive individual effort in the last play of the game. Sevilla has 48 points, seven behind fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao on 55. Osasuna is two points above the relegation zone. Vallencia and Villarreal also play on Sunday, while Real Sociedad faces Almeria on Monday. In other 29th round results, it was: Athletic Bilbao 1, Getafe 0; Malaga 2, Celta Vigo 0; Real Valladolid 1, Rayo Vallecano 1; and Espanyol 0, Levante 0. Lionel Messi Barcelona Jersey . The deal is pending a physical, assistant general manager Bobby Evans said. Traded from Seattle to Baltimore on Aug. 30, Morse also can play first base and right field to give manager Bruce Bochy some flexibility in writing his lineup. Andres Iniesta Womens Jersey . Aduriz headed home Markel Susaetas cross in the sixth minute to open the scoring at San Mames Stadium. He bettered that with a long-range blast that went in off the goal frame in the 18th, and converted a penalty in the 72nd after Diego Mainz was sent off for fouling Aduriz with only the goalkeeper to beat.Phaneuf got traded to Toronto where his defensive play has had its good days and its bad days. The embarrassing plays have continued as we recently saw this massive collision with his own teammate. Would this happen to any other player but Dion Phaneuf? :But still he has gained many fans in Toronto, especially when he takes out rivals with their heads down:The high risk high reward style of Phaneuf could not have been more evident during last years playoffs. After poorly executing a pinch in Game 4 and costing the Leafs the game, it seemed like everyone in Toronto had finally hhad enough of their captain:But of course what did Phaneuf do next in that series? He pinched again, and it worked. Claudio Bravo Jersey. . In Game 6 he jumped up in the play and scored a third period goal which propelled the Leafs to victory:Redemption. That took a lot of guts considering what happened the last time he pinched at home.It is clear that Phaneuf brings the good and the bad no matter where he plays. It will be interesting to see how the Leafs end up handling him. Do you think he should be traded, or kept as the captain of the Maple Leafs? Tweet us @BarDown. cheap jerseys Cheap NFL Jerseys ' ' '