Almeria, Spain (SportsNetwork.com) - Real Madrid claimed its 20th consecutive win across all competitions by cruising to a 4-1 victory at Almeria on Friday. The in-form team staved off some early pressure from Almeria and eventually took the lead in the 34th minute when Isco drifted in from the left flank and curled a superb effort just inside the post. Almeria managed to level the score in the 39th minute when Verza smashed a stunning volley into the bottom corner from distance, but Gareth Bale restored Madrids lead three minutes later with a powerful header. The hosts had a tremendous chance to get back on level terms just after the hour mark when Marcelo committed a foul in box, but Iker Casillas parried Verzas ensuing penalty to safety to preserve Madrids lead. The Merengues took the save in stride and ran away with the result as Cristiano Ronaldo struck twice in the span of seven minutes to complete the rout. Real Madrid improves to 39 points on the season to go five points clear at the La Liga summit while Almeria remains on 10 points, slipping into the relegation zone on goal difference. Barcelona is flying high after claiming a 5-1 victory over Espanyol last time out, a match that saw Lionel Messi produce his second hat trick in three outings. The Catalans, who enter the weekend in second place with 34 points, will hope to keep pace with Real Madrid by taking maximum points from their trip to Getafe on Saturday. Valencia has hit a rough patch in its La Liga campaign, going winless in its last three games to slip to fifth place in the table. The club will attempt to reverse its fortunes on Saturday with a positive result against Rayo Vallecano at the Mestalla. Celta Vigo will attempt to snap a three-game slide on Saturday when it heads to La Rosaleda to face Malaga while Levante and Cordoba will aim to pull away from the relegation zone when the two sides meet at the Estadio Nuevo Arcangel. Atletico Madrid and Villarreal will meet for an appetizing fixture at the Vicente Calderon on Sunday. Atletico enters the weekend in third place with 32 points and a three-game winning run, but Villarreal, which has also won three straight, is just eight points back of the reigning champions. Villarreal smashed Real Sociedad, 4-0, last weekend, leaving manager David Moyes to regroup ahead of La Reals clash with Athletic Bilbao at the Anoeta on Sunday. Rounding out Sundays La Liga slate, Espanyol will play host to Granada while Sevilla will welcome Eibar to the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan. Mondays lone contest in Spains top flight will see Elche travel to the Riazor to take on Deportivo. Cheap Air Max Australia . - After a back-and-forth battle throughout the season, Alex Guenette has earned the 2013 rookie of the year award for the NASCAR Canadian Tire Series presented by Mobil 1 by just one point over Ryley Seibert. Discount Air Max . As analysts we do the same thing, so here are some observations from week one. First there were two major upsets. I should say, major upsets in the eyes of the fans and prognosticators. http://www.australiaairmax.com/. - The Mavericks built a 12-point lead with 2:50 to play, gave away all but two points of it, and still managed to hang on. Air Max Australia Online . Erik Logan, president of the network, said Friday that the postponement was made after meetings with the St. Louis Rams. Cheap Air Max . While coach Doc Rivers high-fived fans and pumped his fist at the crowd, Blake Griffin and Chris Paul quietly congratulated each other.The Vancouver Whitecaps have made the decision to promote from within the organization for the next head coach of their team. Assistant coach Carl Robinson will replace former manager Martin Rennie, who did not have his contract renewed at the end of the season after two years with the club. Robinson, a former Welsh international, has been in the assistant position with the club for the previous two seasons. He first moved to North America in 2007 to play with Toronto FC and made 74 appearances with the club before finishing his playing career with the New York Red Bulls in 2011.dddddddddddd The Llandrindod Wells, Wales native also made 52 senior international appearances for his country between 1999 and 2009. An official announcement of the hire is expected to be made by the Whitecaps early next week. ' ' '