BARCELONA, Spain - Barcelona drew 0-0 at Osasuna and Atletico Madrid fell 1-0 at Espanyol on Saturday, leaving both teams one victory shy of matching a 45-year-old Spanish league record of wins to start the season. Real Madrid reduced the gap with the two top sides by beating Malaga 2-0, and then watched both its rivals squander their chances to equal the milestone of nine wins in as many opening rounds it set in 1968. Barcelona remained league leader by one point ahead of Atletico, with Madrid another two points behind and the first clasico match of the season looming next weekend at Camp Nou. First, however, Barcelona visits AC Milan on Tuesday and Madrid hosts Juventus the next day in the Champions League. Atletico visits Austria Wien also on Tuesday. Real Sociedad broke an eight-game winless streak in all competitions with a morale-boosting 2-1 victory at Valencia before it travels to Manchester United on Wednesday in Europes top-tier competition. Antoine Griezmann opened and Ruben Pardo added a long strike for Sociedad before Valencias Dorlan Pabon grabbed a consolation goal. Saturday saw the return of Lionel Messi for Barcelona and Gareth Bale for Madrid from nagging muscle injuries. While Messi couldnt muster a shot after going on in the 68th minute against the well-organized Osasuna, Bale earned a questionable penalty that Cristiano Ronaldo converted in injury time to seal Madrids victory over Malaga. Barcelona was bolstered by the return of veteran defender Carles Puyol, who played all 90 minutes of his first game in seven months after recuperating from knee surgery. "Each day I feel better," said Puyol. "(These last months) have been hard. But thats over. Now the good part comes." Faced with Neymars diabolical dribbling, Osasuna renounced the ball, packed its midfield, and hung on to a point its fans celebrated wildly and coach Javi Gracia said "tastes like a win." "Normally we win a game like this," said Barcelona coach Gerard Martino. "I am fine with our performance. Osasuna can hurt you on its pitch, and we didnt suffer in defence. We didnt take away the three points because we wasted our opportunities. In the first half we couldnt make that last pass. We either came up centimetres short or made the wrong decision." Atletico had gone unbeaten through 12 matches in Spain and abroad this season. And its first defeat only came through an own goal after its rising talent Jorge "Koke" Resurreccion volleyed Diego Costas pass off the woodwork in an otherwise defence-dominated first half at Cornella-El Prat Stadium. But Espanyol broke through in the 54th when Atletico goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois redirected Juan Fuentes cross into his own net in a failed attempt to block its trajectory with his outstretched boot. Earlier in Madrid, Angel Di Maria scored seconds after halftime with a cross intended for Ronaldo that caught Malaga goalkeeper Willy Caballero out of position. Madrid improved as the match went on and only Caballero stopped the hosts from recording a bigger win. Caballero made an excellent reflex save with his left foot to deny Ronaldo from close range in the 82nd and two minutes later used his right hand to parry substitute Jese Rodriguezs low shot past his upright. Di Maria said he wanted to see Caballero join him on Argentinas national team as it prepares for the 2014 World Cup. "I believe Caballero deserves to go," Di Maria said. But Caballero couldnt reach Ronaldos well-placed spot kick after Bale, who had gone on for the final 15 minutes, went flying to the turf following what appeared to be light contact with Malaga defender Weligton. Ronaldos eighth goal of the season took him level with Messi. Both trail Atleticos Diego Costa with 10. "My players attitudes were much better," said Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti, who this week said his team played so poorly recently it could only improve. "We defended well, were more aggressive and played with our lines closer together," he said. "I hope to see this same intensity in the games to come." Ancelotti said striker Karim Benzema would be back in his squad against Juventus after he missed Saturdays game due to a leg knock he had picked up in training. Youngster Alvaro Morata started in his place and was Madrids most active player in an otherwise dull first half. Osasuna midfielder Sisinio Gonalez tore a left knee ligament early in the game and may be out for the rest of the season. Deandre Ayton Jersey .com) - Demario Richard posted four touchdowns and Kweishi Brown came up with a key late interception as No. Grant Hill Jersey . - Carter Verhaeghe scored the winner with 41 seconds to go as the Niagara IceDogs edged the North Bay Battalion 3-2 to even their first-round series at a game apiece in Ontario Hockey League playoff action on Sunday. https://www.cheapsunsonline.com/449z-jason-kidd-jersey-suns.html .Y. - Urijah Faber walked out on a Madison Square Garden stage in a Wes Welker jersey, the UFCs fun nod to that other "super" show this weekend. Michael Finley Jersey .com) - The Columbus Blue Jackets rewarded starting goaltender and pending restricted free agent Sergei Bobrovsky with a four-year contract extension on Friday. Aron Baynes Jersey .C., won gold in the womens 200-metre backstroke, and Dominique Bouchard of North Bay, Ont.(SportsNetwork.com) - The Montreal Canadiens hope to match their longest winning streak of the season and extend a lengthy home point streak over Arizona on Sunday afternoon as they welcome the Coyotes to Bell Centre. The Canadiens have won five in a row, including two straight 1-0 decisions that have been anchored by a Carey Price shutout and a game-winning goal from Max Pacioretty. Pacioretty scored with 4:17 left in regulation and Price made 24 saves in Thursdays 1-0 win over the New York Rangers, and Pacioretty had the only goal on Saturday afternoon in an overtime decision versus the Washington Capitals. Pacioretty scored with 1:52 on the clock as he chipped in a feed from Tomas Plekanec. It was a great play by Plekanec, Pacioretty said. When you go to the net, good things happen. Price was up to the task as well, making 36 saves for his fourth shutout of the season and 29th of his career, which tied him with Patrick Roy for fifth on the clubs all-time shutout list. Montreal has gone 15-3-1 since Dec. 9, a span that includes a season high- tying six-game win streak from Dec. 20-Jan. 3, and remained tied with Detroit for second place in the Atlantic Division. The Canadiens are one point behind the first-place Tampa Bay Lightning, who like the Red Wings are idle today. It is unknown if Price will start again today or if backup Dustin Tokarski will face the Coyotes for the first time. Price is a perfect 6-0-0 in six previous meetings with Arizona, posting a 1.65 goals against average and .944 save percentage. The Habs had won nine in a row in this series before losing the most recent encounter on the road 5-2 on March 6 of last year. The Canadiens, though, are 7-0-0 with two ties in their past nine meetinggs with Arizona in Montreal and 20-0-1 with two ties over the past 23 as the hosting club.dddddddddddd The Coyotes franchise has not picked up a regulation win in Montreal since March 14, 1985 when they were still known as the Winnipeg Jets. They did notch a 5-4 overtime victory at Bell Centre on Oct. 28, 1996. That makes todays game a tough spot to end their recent struggles as the Coyotes are 1-3-2 on an eight-game road trip with losses in eight of their past nine overall. Arizona was facing only a one-goal deficit going into the third period on Saturday afternoon against Ottawa, but the Sens exploded for four goals in the final frame to hand the Coyotes a 7-2 loss. Mike Smith allowed five Senators goals on 20 shots against him before getting the hook in the third period. Louis Domingue made his NHL debut in relief, giving up two goals on 11 shots over 17 minutes and 43 seconds of action. He was recalled from Portland of the American Hockey League before the game. In the end, it was embarrassing, said Coyotes defenseman Zbynek Michalek, who scored along with Sam Gagner. Thats not how we want to play. Arizona head coach Dave Tippett took it further, placing blame on Smith and the clubs overall discipline. Bottom line is your goaltender has to be good for you. Ours wasnt very good tonight, said Tippett. We gave up too many chances. Once you get behind, you start chasing the game and you look like an ugly team. Tippetts words seem to suggest that Domingue will make his first career NHL start. The 22-year-old was a fifth-round pick in 2010. Forward Martin Hanzal did not play on Saturday due to an upper-body injury, joining Joe Vitale (upper body) and Mikkel Boedker (spleen) on the sidelines. ' ' '