Barcelona's Spanish league chances fade with 0-0 draw against Espanyol

Second-place FC Barcelona drew crosstown rival Espanyol 0-0 at Camp Nou on Saturday and continued to diminish its hopes of winning the Spanish league.

Barcelona, the 2005 and '06 champion, has won just one of its last eight games and will trail Real Madrid by 11 points if the leader wins at Racing Santander on Sunday.

"We haven't given up because we could win our remaining games," Barcelona coach Frank Rijkaard told news agency Efe. "We are a bit disappointed with the result because we gave our all."

Also, Atletico Madrid and Sevilla each suffered heavy home defeats which dented their hopes of playing in next season's …