Barca crushes Real in El Clasico

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05/02/2009 - Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Thierry Henry and Lionel Messi each had a pair of goals and Barcelona crushed Real Madrid, 6-2, on Saturday at Bernabeu to win the El Clasico.

Barcelona ended Real's 17-game unbeaten streak - Madrid last lost in La Liga in December to Barcelona - and extended its La Liga lead to seven points with just four games left in the season.

Carles Puyol and Gerard Pique also scored for Barcelona, which has 100 goals in league play this season.

Real Madrid had won 16 of its last 17 games to close a once 12-point deficit to four, but was no match for Barcelona.

Gonzalo Higuain netted his 19th goal of the season in the 14th minute but Barca responded with three goals before halftime.

Henry started the onslaught in the 18th when he ran onto a short chip pass into the penalty area from Messi and slotted past Madrid goalie Iker Casillas to the right post.

Xavi picked up the first of his three assists on the second goal by finding the Barca captain, Puyol, with a cross. Puyol finished with a header into the right side from just a few yards out in the 20th.

After Barca defender Daniel Alves nearly scored an own goal, Messi and Samuel Eto'o were both denied by Casillas before Messi notched his first goal.

Xavi picked up his second assist by setting up Messi, who easily beat Casillas in the 36th for his first goal of the match.

Sergio Ramos gave Real a glimmer of hope in the 56th minute when he ran under a free kick from Arjen Robben to head past Victor Valdes, but just like earlier, Henry answered within minutes.

Henry ran onto a long ball into Real's end and, with Casillas charging out of the area to make a play on it, slotted around the goalie and watched the ball roll slowly into the net in the 58th for his 19th goal of the season.

Xavi and Messi combined on the fifth goal in the 75th, working a nice give-and- go on the right side, with the return pass going to an open Messi in the box. Messi faked a shot toward the far post to get Casillas out of position, then slotted the ball inside the near post for this 23rd league goal.

Messi helped set up the last goal without touching the ball. After Casillas had an initial save, Pique picked up the ball on the far side of the area. Casillas moved out in anticipation of a pass to Messi, who was standing on the edge of the six-yard box, and Pique slipped the ball between the goalie and the post in the 83rd.

Barcelona beat Real 2-0 in the teams' earlier match at the Camp Nou. The four- goal win was Barca's biggest win in Madrid in 35 years.

Also Saturday, Luis Fabiano and Frederic Kanoute scored as third-place Sevilla beat Villarreal 2-0 to move four ahead of Valencia and five ahead of Villarreal and Numancia moved off the bottom thanks to goals from Juan Carlos Moreno and Javier Gonzalez Del Pino in a 2-0 win over Malaga.

On Sunday, Deportivo hosts Valladolid, Osasuna hosts Recreativo, Mallorca hosts Getafe, Sporting Gijon hosts Athletic Bilbao, Racing hosts Almeria, Espanyol hosts Valencia, and Real Betis hosts Atletico Madrid.

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Owens broke the bone leading to his right ring finger Sunday night and had a plate surgically attached to it Monday. Although Owens' hand was swollen and aching Wednesday, Dallas Cowboys coach Bill Parcells said he's optimistic the receiver will be back at work next week and catching passes a week from Sunday against the Tennessee Titans.

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