Goals: Eto'o 24'; Iniesta 47'; Krkic 62', 83' - Sesma 31'

Barcelona closed the gap on Primera Liga leaders Real Madrid to four points after a 4-1 win over Valladolid while the champions went down 3-2 to Valencia at the Bernabeu.

The Spanish title race was thrown wide open on Sunday after Real Madrid slipped to a dramatic 3-2 defeat at home to Valencia while Barcelona overcame a nervous spell to beat Valladolid 4-1 at the Nou Camp.

Real, who have lost five of their last eight games, remain top on 62 points with nine matches left to play, but are now only four ahead of Barca and six clear of third-placed Villarreal who won 2-1 at basement side Levante.

Real skipper Raul and Valencia striker David Villa scored two goals apiece in a frenetic encounter at the Bernabeu, but it was former Atletico Madrid forward Angel Arizmendi who stole the headlines with his 89th-minute winner.

Bojan Krkic was the architect of Barcelona’s win over Valladolid, the 17-year-old supplied an assist for Samuel Eto’o’s opener and the struck twice himself in the second half to help the Catalans to a morale-boosting victory.

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