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However, he did find the net 20 minutes later, running at the defence with purpose before curling in a superb effort. Madrid came under pressure in the second half, but Iker Casillas was in fine form and Villarreal could not find a way past him.
Tight wins
Seville struggled to break down struggling Osasuna in the first half but Jesús Navas broke the deadlock five minutes after the break.
Walter Pandiani struck in added time, though, to give the visitors a point.
There were 1-0 wins for Málaga CF against Real Sporting de Gijón, Lolo getting the 34th minute winner, Real Racing Club at Real Vallodolid CF and UD Almería over Real Betis Balompié, who they overtake in the table.
RC Deportivo La Coruña jumped into sixth place after a 2-1 at Getafe CF. Elsewhere, RC Recreativo de Huelva moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-1 home victory against CD Numancia while an 81st-minute goal from Athletic Club Bilbao's Andoni Iraola earned a 1-1 draw at home with RCD Espanyol.
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