BARCELONA, Spain -- Barcelona was held to a 0-0 draw by Sevilla on Saturday, letting Real Madrid take the overnight lead in the Spanish league after Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat trick in 15 first-half minutes of a 4-0 rout against Malaga. nfl jerseys china . The defending champions looked set to snatch a victory in injury time when Andres Iniesta was fouled in the area, but Sevilla goalkeeper Javi Varas stopped Lionel Messis penalty to cap his excellent performance of nine saves. "All penalties are complicated, and both luck and all the work you have put in play a part," Varas said. "But I have to give credit to my teammates. The merit is of all the team." Madrid had no such problems at big-spending Malaga, as Angel Di Maria assisted on goals by fellow Argentina international Gonzalo Higuain and Ronaldo, before the Portugal forward added two more to decide the game before halftime. The win put Madrid one point ahead of Barcelona atop the standings and two points ahead of Levante, which travels to Villarreal on Sunday in search of its sixth straight victory. "There is no comparison between the two halves," said Madrid coach Jose Mourinho, whose team has outscored its opponents 25-3 in six straight wins in all competitions. "The first half was fantastic. Later I knew it would be impossible to repeat it. Our concentration lagged, and their pride came out." Elsewhere, Sporting Gijon beat Granada 2-0 for its first win of the season, while Sergio Garcias second-half goal dropped the winless Racing Santander into last place as Espanyol won 1-0 for its second straight away victory. Expectations were high in Malaga after Qatari owner Sheik Abdullah Bin Nasser Al-Thani spent C60 million to overhaul the squad this summer, but Madrid easily showed the Costa del Sol side is still far from challenging the leagues traditional powerhouse. Mourinho continued to alternate strikers, with Higuain returning to the starting 11 as Karim Benzema began on the bench despite his strong performance in a 4-0 win over Lyon midweek in the Champions League. Higuain soon proved his coachs choice was the right one when he reached Di Marias pass in the 11th, rounded goalkeeper Ruben Martinez with one touch, and rolled home the visitors opener for his ninth goal of the season. Madrid camped in Malagas half from the start and had little trouble snuffing out any attempts at counterattacking. "I liked everything about (my team)," said Mourinho. "Our first touch, second pass, when we lost the ball we pressed a lot. We scored in a variety of ways. I liked every facet of the game." Ronaldo quickly decided the encounter to emphatically break his three-game scoring drought. Last seasons top scorer tapped in a beautiful curling cross from Di Maria in the 22nd, and six minutes later he took advantage of the shell-shocked Malaga when he rifled in a right footer from the edge of the area. Ronaldo capped his treble in the 38th with an acrobatic move to redirect a headed pass by Sergio Ramos with the bottom of his right boot, drawing level with Messi as the leagues top scorers with 10 goals apiece. At Camp Nou, Barcelona controlled more than 70 per cent of possession, but could not break through the undefeated Sevillas disciplined defence. The opening stages of the game were evenly matched as Iniesta drew the first of many saves from Varas while Spain winger Jesus Navas forced Barcelonas Victor Valdes to make a pair of blocks. Barcelona slowly established its control-based passing game, with Dani Alves overlapping runs providing danger from the right flank as Messi and Iniesta tried to penetrate through the centre of the defence. Messi, Adriano and David Villa all came close as Barcelona pressed the visitors back into their area before Iniesta hit the crossbar in the 73rd. Tempers flared after Iniesta was fouled by defender Federico Fazio in the area in added time, with Sevillas Frederic Kanoute and Fernando Navarro both receiving red cards for protesting. But Varas anticipated Messis spot kick by diving to his left side to keep his fifth clean sheet of this season for the fourth-place Sevilla. "We did everything and more to win, shooting 22 times between the posts, but we couldnt get that first goal," said Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola, whose team had outscored its league opponents 21-0 in four previous wins. "Varas played a great game," the former midfielder said. "He made two or three saves with his leg. We have to congratulate him." 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Crew chief Chad Knaus was fined $100,000 and suspended six races Wednesday, car chief Ron Malec also was barred for six races, and Johnson was docked 25 points, sending him into this weekends race last in the Sprint Cup Series standings. The penalties stem from a failed inspection Feb. 17 at Daytona International Speedway. NASCAR said the No. 48 Chevrolet had illegally modified sheet metal between the roof and the side windows, an area known as the C-posts. Hendrick Motorsports immediately said it would appeal, and Knaus and Malec can attend races during the process. "Our organization respects NASCAR and the way the sanctioning body governs our sport," team owner Rick Hendrick said. "In this case, though, the system broke down, and we will voice our concerns through the appeal process." Should the penalties stand, Johnson finds himself in a huge hole at the start of the season. He was wrecked just two laps into Monday nights Daytona 500, and his 42nd-pplace finish put him 42nd in the standings with two points. cheap nfl jerseys. . The penalty drops him to 43rd in the field, with minus 23 points. Hes now trailing Daytona 500 winner Matt Kenseth by 70 points, and is 58 points outside the top 10. It comes after Johnsons worst season in NASCAR: his streak of five consecutive championships was snapped last year, and he finished a career-worst sixth in the standings. He also won only one race. Knaus, meanwhile, has run afoul of NASCAR before. Hes been suspended four previous times, but had a two-race ban in 2005 overturned in the appeals process. His last suspension was for six weeks in 2007 when NASCAR said he had flared out the front bumpers of Johnsons car at Sonoma. His first suspension was in 2001, as crew chief for Stacy Compton, because NASCAR said he had unapproved shoulder harnesses in the car. Knaus teamed with Johnson at Hendrick Motorsports at the end of that season, and the two have gone on to 54 victories and five championships. Johnson has a 55th victory, the 2006 Daytona 500, which was won while Knaus was serving a suspension. Darian Grubb filled for that race. ' ' '