La Liga: Both Real Madrid and Barca draw, Girona lose to Mallorca

MADRID, March 3 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona missed a chance to move to second place in La Liga and narrow the gap with leaders Real Madrid when they were held to a 0-0 draw away to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday night.

Real Madrid's draw in Valencia and Girona's defeat in Mallorca opened the door for Barca against a rival that had made a huge effort to qualify for the Copa del Rey final on Thursday, and who were without