Primera Liga reports
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MADRID, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Brief reports of matches played in the Primera Liga on Saturday:
REAL MADRID 1 RACING SANTANDER 0
The champions trimmed Barcelona's lead at the top to nine points thanks to a clinical strike by Argentine forward Gonzalo Higuain just after the break.
Raul headed the ball into Higuain's path and he raced into the area, turned inside a sliding challenge from Cesar Navas and clipped the ball over Tono into the far corner.
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SEVILLA 1 REAL BETIS 2
Third-placed Sevilla lost further ground on Real after goals from Sergio Garcia and new signing Ricardo Oliveira gave Betis a 2-1 win and condemned their city rivals to a third consecutive league defeat.
Sevilla midfielder Aldo Duscher was dismissed for a second yellow card with around 20 minutes left and Garcia gave Betis the lead immediately after. Oliveira grabbed a second late on when he fired the ball under Andres Palop and Frederic Kanoute headed a consolation goal for Sevilla in added time.
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Playing on Sunday Getafe v Espanyol (1600) Malaga v Almeria (1600) Real Mallorca v Deportivo Coruna (1600) Real Valladolid v Athletic Bilbao (1600) Recreativo Huelva v Atletico Madrid (1600) Villarreal v Numancia (1600) Barcelona v Sporting Gijon (1800) Osasuna v Valencia (2000)
(Reporting by Iain Rogers; Editing by Greg Stutchbury)