Real Madrid joins Barca on top

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03/06/2010 - Madrid, Spain (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rafael Van der Vaart's stoppage-time goal gave Real Madrid a 3-2 comeback win over Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on Saturday, while Barcelona could only manage a 2-2 draw with Almeria, leaving the two heavyweight sides level on 62 points.

Lionel Messi scored in the 42nd minute to cancel out Domingo's opening goal for Almeria, but after an own goal from Barca's Carles Puyol in the 57th minute, Messi needed another goal just to give Barca a point.

That left Real three points back of the defending champions ahead of their match with Sevilla.

However, things didn't start so well for the home side as Sevilla was in front after 10 minutes when Diego Capel's deflected cross went in off Real's Xabi Alonso.

Sevilla goalkeeper Andres Palop made the lead stand up over the rest of the first half despite Real heaping pressure on the visiting side.

He made a number of quality stops, and then saw his team take a two-goal lead shortly after halftime when a free kick from Ivica Dragutinovic skipped innocently inside the box but somehow eluded goalkeeper Iker Casillas and found its way into the back of the net.

The hosts were letting a big opportunity slip away, but they started their comeback effort on the hour mark when Cristiano Ronaldo swooped in to fire home a loose ball inside the box.

Guti then had his shot deflected off the crossbar, but the ensuing corner kick was headed home by Sergio Ramos to level the score in the 64th minute.

It seemed like just a matter of time before Real would score again, but Gonzalo Higuain was twice denied by the woodwork before the game entered stoppage time.

However, with just seconds to play, Higuain had a header parried by Palop into the path of Van der Vaart, who bundled it over the goal line for a dramatic winner.

The other match on Saturday saw Deportivo move into fifth place with a 3-1 win over Tenerife, who scored the game's first goal in the 17th minute but conceded three unanswered tallies in a 35-minute span.

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As of Wednesday, MySportsbook.com closed its book with Mayweather a favorite to defeat De La Hoya at -170 (a $100 bet wins $70), while De La Hoya is a +140 underdog (a $100 bet wins $140).

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Eric Gomez, Golden Boy Promotions vice-president, described the fan turnout as "amazing" and swore he had never seen anything quite like this event.

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De La Hoya made his own grand entrance at the hotel lobby at around 12:30 p.m. accompanied by GBP chief executive officer Richard Schaefer and trainer Freddie Roach.

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