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MADRID — Barcelona and Girona have failed to take advantage of Real Madrid's stumble in the Spanish league. Defending champion Barcelona was held 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao and Girona lost 1-0 at Mallorca. The Catalan clubs missed their chance to make up ground on league leader Madrid, which drew 2-2 at Valencia on Saturday. The weekend's results meant that Madrid increased its lead over second-place Girona to seven points and stayed eight points ahead of third-place Barcelona. Atletico Madrid strengthened its grip on fourth place with a 2-1 win over Real Betis.
