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MADRID, Spain -- Barcelona stumbled to a 3-2 home loss against Valencia on Saturday, giving Atletico Madrid a chance to move into sole possession of first place in the Spanish league. Nike Air Max 270 Flyknit Cheap . The Spanish champions decision not to sign a defender during the January transfer window may have backfired after Valencia took advantage of a lethargic, uninspired effort by its hosts at the Camp Nou, where former Spain coach Luis Aragones -- who previously coached the Catalan side -- was honoured after his death on Saturday. Barcelona led through Alexis Sanchezs eighth-minute goal but Dani Parejo equalized for Valencia before the break. Pablo Piatti headed Valencia ahead after the restart before Lionel Messis penalty -- and first league goal since September -- levelled the game again. But Barcelonas defence let Sofiane Feghouli burst free into the area to set up Paco Alcacers 59th-minute winner. Barcelona played with 10 men from the 78th after Jodi Alba was shown a second yellow card. The defeat means Atletico can lead the league alone for the first time this season if it does not lose at home to Real Sociedad on Sunday, when Real Madrid can also overtake its greatest rival with a victory at fourth-place Athletic Bilbao. Also on Saturday, Levante and Rayo Vallecano played to a scoreless draw, as did Getafe and Valladolid, while Malaga rallied to beat Sevilla 3-2 in an entertaining encounter. At the top of the standings, Atletico and Barcelona share 54 points, while Madrid has 53. Valencia provisionally moved into eighth. Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino was preoccupied by Barcelonas drop in play after just half an hour. "Im always worried after every one of our losses," Martino said. "Despite us having played well for a while against Valencia, Im very worried, much like the players are." Messi set up the opener after slashing a pass across the box beyond the far post where Alexis connected oddly to float it over goalkeeper Diego Alves. Valencia took control from the 44th when Parejo exploited a turnover inside the Barcelona half to lead a breakout with Feghouli, who returned a pass inside the area for Parejo to score easily. "Their goal hurt us and, in the second half, the team failed to respond," said defender Javier Mascherano, who refused to blame the off-field distractions that have enveloped Barcelona. "Today it wasnt the distractions that beat us, but Valencia. The margin of error (to be champion) is zero." Valencia went ahead in the 48th when the 1.63-meter (5-foot-3) Piatti held off Dani Alves to jump high and head a looping ball over goalkeeper Victor Valdes. Valencia was unlucky as Pedro Rodriguezs shot came off Ricardo Costa to set up the spot kick, even though it appeared Costa had no chance of getting out of the way as the ball grazed his shoulder. Messi slotted home his ninth league goal in the 54th, and first since Sept. 28 against Almeria. Barcelonas defence was dormant five minutes later as Feghouli moved past three players to the goal line before cutting back to meet Alcacer, who blasted past Valdes for the winner. Messi had a golden opportunity to draw Barcelona even in the second minute of stoppage time, but he shot wide after precisely combining with Dani Alves and substitute Andres Iniesta to get free into the box. Valencia, which was Spains most active team in the January transfer, snapped a five-game winless run to deal Barcelona its first home league defeat in nearly two years. Malaga captain and winger Duda proved the hero at Rosaleda Stadium as he took advantage of Alberto Morenos silly clearance attempt to gather inside the area and lift the winning goal past goalkeeper Beto in the 82nd. Dudas penalty put the hosts ahead after half an hour before Sevilla scored a pair of unanswered goals through Carlos Baccas 10th of the season and Federico Fazios header in the 66th. Samuel Sanchez pegged home the equalizer in the 77th as Malaga rallied for an emotional victory during which coach Bernd Schuster was red-carded in stoppage time. Malaga moved four points clear of Valladolid and the last relegation spot. Air Max 270 Mens Sale . Napoli hit two home runs, Jonny Gomes and prized rookie Xander Bogaerts also connected, and the Red Sox kept up their dizzying scoring spree at Yankee Stadium by bashing New York 13-9 Saturday for a fifth straight win. Nike Air Max 270 Just Do It White .J. Barea during a three-game shooting slump that was getting him booed off his home court with regularity. http://www.max270cheap.com/ . The England international raised his middle finger toward Manchester City supporters during Saturdays game at Etihad Stadium, which Arsenal lost 6-3. The incident was not seen by match officials at the time but the FA charged Wilshere retrospectively after a study of video footage.Stewart Regan says Scotland will stand firm and defy FIFA by letting their players display poppies when they face England at Wembley. Footballs global governing body has banned both nations from displaying them and said sanctions could follow if players do show the poppy during their World Cup qualifying tie, which falls on November 11.Regan, the Scottish Football Association chief executive, says the SFA still plan to mark Armistice Day alongside their colleagues from the Football Association in England by wearing black armbands with the poppy. Scotland players wore armbands showing the poppy in 2011 against Cyprus Its about doing whats right and in reality we are not doing anything differently to what we did back in 2011, Regan told Sky Sports News HQ at the opening of Scotlands Sport Performance Centre at Heriot Watt University in Edinburgh.Scotland players wore an armband with a poppy on them when we played Cyprus in Larnaca in 2011. England players wore armbands with a poppy on them when they played Spain and, on that basis, we are struggling to understand what has changed. Watch NOW TV Watch Sky Sports for just ￡6. Nike Air Max 270 React Cheap. 99. No contract. All FIFA have done is draw our attention to the laws of the game. Law four says that you shouldnt have any political statements or religious emblems on your shirt. We dont believe that the poppy represents either of those.If law four was ever going to catch anything, it wasnt going to catch a poppy being worn on an armband. For us, this is about respect and it is about remembrance and we want to do what is right on Armistice Day. Football Score Centre app Sky Sports customers can watch Premier League goals and highlights every weekend at no extra cost. Also See: RBL write to FIFA over poppy ban Pearce expects FIFA to relent Snodgrass back in training Strachan: Nation comes first ' ' '