Roberto Soldado's late goal salvaged a 1-1 draw for Valencia against Athletic Bilbao, while Atletico Madrid drew 1-1 with Mallorca Sunday in the Spanish league. After an evenly matched first half with both team hitting the post, Iker Muniain scored Bilbao's 72nd-minute opener when he deftly dribbled across the edge of the area before shooting powerfully into the right corner of the net. Bilbao appeared set to record its third straight league win before Soldado reached Ever Banega's pass, beat goalkeeper Gorka Iraizoz with one touch and rolled home the equalizer in the 89th for his sixth goal of the season. The game saw Valencia midfielder Sergio Canales and Bilbao veteran Carlos Gurpegi both helped off the pitch with leg injuries. In Madrid, visitors Mallorca went ahead two minutes in through Israel striker Tomer Hemed's fourth spot kick in the last three matches. Radamel Falcao pulled Atletico even at Vicente Calderon stadium with a penalty of his own in the 42nd after he was fouled in the area to break a three-game scoring drought for his team in league play. It was Mallorca's second consecutive draw since coach Joaquin Caparros took over following the stormy departure of Michael Laudrup. Also, Osasuna beat Zaragoza 3-0, Rayo Vallecano scored twice late to down Real Betis 2-0 and Getafe drew 0-0 at Real Sociedad. Barcelona was also held to a 0-0 draw by Sevilla after Lionel Messi missed an injury time penalty Saturday, letting Madrid provisionally take a one-point lead atop the table after Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick in its 4-0 win at big-spending Malaga. Sporting Gijon also beat Granada 2-0 for its first win of the season, while Sergio Garcia's second-half goal dropped winless Racing Santander into last place as Espanyol won 1-0 for its second straight away victory. Barcelona has now kept a record six clean sheets in all competitions, but despite dominating the match at Camp Nou, it was thwarted by a dogged Sevilla defense and goalkeeper Javi Varas who pulled off a series of outstanding saves. The game boiled over in the final minutes as Andres Iniesta was upended in the area and a penalty was awarded. Substitute Frederic Kanoute was red-carded for attacking Cesc Fabregas before the spot-kick was taken by Messi and saved by Varas. There was still time for Fernando Navarro to also be given his marching orders for a second yellow card. Leader PSG beats Dijon In Paris, Nene scored both goals in Paris Saint-Germain's 2-0 victory over Dijon Sunday to help his team keep a three-point lead in the French league. The Brazilian midfielder converted a cross from Jeremy Menez in the 42nd minute and doubled the lead in the 90th with a long-range strike. Meanwhile, Rennes beat mid-table Auxerre 1-0 to climb to provisional third place ahead of defending champion Lille's game against Lyon later Sunday.
