| Real beat Osasuna to close on Barca and Sevilla
MADRID (Reuters) - Third-placed Real Madrid closed to within two points of leaders Barcelona with a 2-0 home win over Osasuna in the Primera Liga on Sunday. Striker Raul scored after 24 minutes and late in the second half Robinho broke away to seal the side's third win in a row. The victory allowed them to make the most of slip ups from the leading two this weekend, moving on to 54 points. Barcelona have 56 after falling 1-0 at Real Zaragoza on Saturday. Second-placed Sevilla could only draw 0-0 at home with Racing Santander, and moved on to 55. "We are still behind but we have closed the points gap and are in high spirits. We are improving and this will be vital in the coming decisive games," said Real coach Fabio Cappello. There are nine matches left this season.
A tasty tour of Spain offered by increasingly popular cheese
The cheeses of Spain are getting plenty of applause these days, gracias in part to the wave of tapas and small-plate restaurants that are all the rage, but also thanks to their greater availability and general deliciousness. They also tend to be more reasonably priced than cheeses imported from their neighboring heavy hitters, France and Italy. More than 100 varieties of cheese exist in Spain today, each one more rustic and tasty than the next, each made from centuries-old recipes and traditions. While many Spanish cheeses are made from high-fat, vitamin-packed sheep's milk, giving them richness and intensity, there are many cow, goat and mixed milk cheeses available. Cows are raised in the northern highlands of Spain, and goats graze in the hotter, dryer coastal areas.
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