Barcelona suffered its first defeat of the season, falling 1-0 at Getafe, to slip further behind La Liga leader Real Madrid which thrashed Atletico Madrid 4-1 in the city derby Saturday. European and Spanish champion Barca dominated the match at the Coliseum, but could not beat keeper Miguel Angel Moya, and Juan Valera stunned the visitors with a goal in the 67th minute. The defender headed in from a corner, and then the rest of his team manned the barricades for a desperate rearguard action in the closing minutes when Lionel Messi hit the post. Earlier, Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Jose Mourinho's Real Madrid side came back from a goal down at the Bernabeuto to beat its long-suffering neighbor which had goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois sent off in the 22nd minute. Angel di Maria and Gonzalo Higuain also scored as Atletico, which had taken the lead through Adrian Lopez, finished with nine men after defender Diego Godin also saw red near the end. Real has 34 points from 13 games, six ahead of the champion. Valencia kept pace with the top two, on 27 points in third, with a 2-1 win at promoted Rayo Vallecano. Brazilian striker Jonas fired them in front from distance in the 21st minute and, after keeper Diego Alves had kept it in the match with a couple of fine saves, Argentine Tino Costa doubled the lead with a rasping drive in the 56th. Rayo substitute Raul Tamudo pulled a goal back for the hosts, stabbing the ball in from close range after appearing to control it with his arm six minutes from time. Newcastle holds United Manchester United missed the chance to make significant inroads into Manchester City's lead at the top of the Premier League after a controversial penalty secured fourth-placed Newcastle United a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford Saturday. United, which led through Javier Hernandez's early second-half goal, was pegged back by Demba Ba's 64th minute spot-kick that left Alex Ferguson's side four points behind City. Tottenham Hotspur stayed third after coming from behind to win 3-1 at West Bromwich Albion while Chelsea gave manager Andre Villas-Boas a huge boost with a 3-0 win over Wolverhampton Wanderers. City has 34 points, followed by Manchester United on 30, Spurs (28), Newcastle (26) and Chelsea (25). Arsenal moved up to sixth on 23 points despite being held to a 1-1 draw at home by Fulham. Franco Di Santo helped lift Wigan Athletic off the bottom with a 2-1 win at Sunderland. Blackburn dropped to the basement after losing 3-1 at Stoke City in the lunchtime kickoff.
