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Barca inches closer to century mark after win over Valladolid

Barcelona ran its winning streak in La Liga to three consecutive matches on Sunday after posting a 2-1 result over Real Valladolid at the Camp Nou, moving within six points of the century mark in the process.The Spanish champions opened the scoring in the 21st minute when Pedro found the back of the net and they added a second goal in the 42nd minute with a bit of luck when a shot deflected off Valladolid's Marc Valiente and ended up in the net for an own goal.It appeared the Catalans would easily keep their clean sheet, but Valladolid spoiled the shutout in the 89th minute when Victor Perez converted a penalty kick to make it 2-1.But the champions held on for the result and moved to 94 points with two matches remaining this season. Valladolid, meanwhile, drop to 13th place with 43 points.Rayo Vallecano 3, Levante 2Valencia, Spain - Piti scored on either side of the intermission on Sunday to propel Rayo Vallecano to a 3-2 victory over Levante at the Ciutat de Valencia.Piti struck first...

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