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BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona conceded a second goal to Getafe forward Angel Lafita in injury time to stumble to a deflating 2-2 draw at home on Saturday, dealing a major blow to its hopes of repeating as Spanish league champion. Lionel Messi volleyed in Dani Alves pass for his 28th league goal this season in the 23rd minute, only for Lafita to level after a rare attack for Getafe in the 37th. Substitute Cesc Fabregas appeared to put Barcelona back on track when he initiated a move that ended with Alexis Sanchez scoring in the 67th. But Barcelonas brittle defence again betrayed it in the final moments when Lafita charged in to head home Jaime Gavilans cross and grab a draw that silenced the Camp Nou. Out of the Champions League and Copa del Rey, Barcelonas chances of defending its domestic crown are fading fast. The Catalan club was left three points behind Atletico Madrid before the leader visits Levante on Sunday. There are two more rounds after this weekend. Real Madrid trails Atletico by six points but has a game in hand. Despite still being mathematically alive, Barcelona appears to have given up the title. "This hasnt been a good season, nor is this the way we wanted it to end," Barcelona coach Gerardo Martino said. "The responsibility lies with the manager. Our expectation was to stay in it as long as we could. We did so until today. If we havent been able to beat a team fighting to stay up, then we dont deserve to be champions." Barcelona has been sub-par in the second half of the season. After dropping just four points through the first 18 league games under Martino, it has dropped 18 points in the last 18 rounds. Martino, who is widely expected to be fired, added, "Sometimes you dont think its necessary to ask for a second chance because you dont deserve one." Elsewhere, Celta Vigo won 2-0 at Osasuna, Elche won 1-0 at Malaga, and Valladolid edged Espanyol 1-0 as it tries to escape the relegation zone. Barcelonas first home game since former coach Tito Vilanovas death last week from throat cancer featured a commemorative video, an enormous banner with the message "Tito, Always Eternal," and a minutes silence before kickoff. Barring slipups by Atletico and Madrid, Barcelona wont win a major title for the first time since the 2007-08 season, before former coach Pep Guardiola took over with Vilanova as his assistant. Vilanova led the team to the league title last year in his only season as coach. Barcelona dominated the outclassed Getafe for the first 80 minutes, but its lack of scoring touch cost the host dearly. Lafita converted two of Getafes three scoring opportunities, while Pedro Rodriguez and Alexis were particularly off target for a Barcelona side that generated a plethora of empty shots. Barcelona midfielder Sergio Busquets said the players were the "only ones" to blame. "We have committed mistakes that are not befitting players who want to play in this league. We wont win any titles this year, and I hope that serves the team in years to come." Getafe rested one point above the relegation zone. In Pamplona, Manuel "Nolito" Agudo scored his third brace in as many games for Celta. He struck first in the 20th with an exquisite chip shot and followed that by driving in a cross from an angle in the 34th. Celta climbed into eighth place while Osasuna was left level on points with Valladolid and clinging to safety. Elche moved four points above the drop after winning at Malaga thanks to Garry Rodrigues goal in the 11th. Elche had two players shown direct red cards. Reserve goalkeeper Antonio Rodriguez was booked for coming off the bench to argue with Malagas players in the 68th, and defender Alberto Botia was sent off in the 82nd for kicking the ball into a prone Malaga player after a foul. Valladolid defender Antonio Rukavina scored in the 20th and Espanyol was never able to mount a comeback, with Luis "Pizzi" Afonso dismissed with a second yellow card in the 72nd. Valladolid striker Manucho injured his leg in the second half and had to carted off. cheap soccer jerseys . Louis, MO (SportsNetwork. cheap soccer jerseys for sale ... Including drinks... @SportsNation #AbsurdKiddDemands — Yitzaac (@Yitzaac) June 30, 2014 @SportsNation Kidd wants to sign his twin. http://www.cheapsoccerjerseys.us.com/ . The 18-year-old from Toronto was named to Canadas roster for a friendly on June 18 against Germany after the defender scored her first goal for her country in last months 1-1 draw with the United States in Winnipeg. cheap world cup jerseys .6 million deal on Monday night. Thorburn was set to become an unrestricted free agent at noon on Tuesday. cheap soccer jerseys from china . One thing that hasnt changed is their friendship. The congenial competition between the two quarterbacks continues Saturday afternoon when Durant and the Saskatchewan Roughriders (3-7) play host to Jyles and the Toronto Argonauts (2-8) at Mosaic Stadium.Not used to losing on home ice, the second-seeded Moose Jaw Warriors made sure it wasnt going to happen in back-to-back nights. After dropping Game 1 at home to the seventh-seeded Regina Pats, the Warriors opened Game 2 with five straight goals en route to an 8-1 victory in Western Hockey League playoff action. Moose Jaw only lost six times all season at Mosaic Place and their record of 30-3-3 gave them a .875 winning percentage, which tied them for first in the WHL with the Portland Winterhawks. Cody Beach and Eric Arnold each had two goals and an assist for the Warriors, Sam Fioretti scored once and set up two more, Andrew Johnson had a goal and an assist while Kenton Miller and Cam Braes added a single goal apiece. Dyson Stevenson scored the lone goal for the Pats, who won only 16-of-36 road games in the regular season. Luke Siemens made 12 saves for the win while Matt Hewitt allowed four goals on 23 shots before getting pulled in the second period. In his playoff debut, Adam Beukeboom stopped 12-of-16 shots in relief. Moose Jaw went 2 for 6 on the power play as Regina failed to score on five chances with the man advantage. With the series now tied at one game apiece, Game 3 will go on Tuesday in Regina. Elsewhere in the WHL, it was: Medicine Hat 5, Saskatoon 3; Portland 4, Kelowna 0; Kamloops 7, Victoria 4; Vancouver 7, Spokane 3 and Tri-City 3, Everett 1. At Moose Jaw,Sask., Beach opened the scoring at 15:58 of the first period to give the Warriors a 1-0 lead after 20 minutes of play. Moose Jaw then scoored three unanswered goals in the second period.dddddddddddd Miller scored at 1:59 on the power play, Beach added his second of the game at 5:27 and at 8:48 Arnold scored his first of the game. 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