(Recasts with Barca, Valencia results, adds byline)
By Iain Rogers
MADRID, March 1 - Sergio Aguero scored a dramatic
late winner as Atletico Madrid twice came from behind to stun
visiting Barcelona 4-3 on Sunday and extend the Primera Liga
leaders' miserable run of form.
Real Madrid's 2-0 win at Espanyol on Saturday, their 10th
straight victory, had upped the pressure on Barca, who have now
taken only one point from their last three matches and had their
advantage over the champions whittled down to four points.
Atletico started brightly but fell behind to a superb
Thierry Henry goal on 19 minutes. The ball fell kindly to the
French international just outside the penalty area and he curled
a superb shot over Leo Franco into the top right corner.
Lionel Messi left the Atletico defence trailing and finished
clinically to double Barca's advantage 12 minutes later before
Diego Forlan lashed a shot from long range that flew over Victor
Valdes into the net to pull one back.
A mistake by Barca defender Rafael Marquez let Aguero in to
equalise early in the second half but the home side fell behind
again when Eidur Gudjohnsen raced clear and squared for Henry to
score his second on 72 minutes.
Forlan scored from the penalty spot with 10 minutes left
after Henry was adjudged to have fouled Florent Sinama Pongolle
and Aguero burst through a Carles Puyol tackle and side-footed
past Valdes for the winner on 89 minutes.
In other matches on Sunday, Valencia lost 2-1 at home to
Real Valladolid to drop to sixth behind Atletico on goal
difference. Fourth-placed Villarreal were playing at Real Betis
in the late match (2000 GMT).
On Saturday, Guti and Raul scored second-half goals to
secure Real Madrid's win, while Frederic Kanoute struck twice to
help third-placed Sevilla to a 2-1 comeback win at Athletic
Bilbao.
(Editing by Rex Gowar)