Espanyol lost their 100 percent record following a 1-1 draw against Getafe but hang on to top spot in La Liga. Manu opened the scoring for Espanyol with a penalty in the first couple of minutes of the second half but Sergio Sánchez scrambled the ball into the net ten minutes later after the Espanyol defence failed to clear a free …
Footy
A late winner from Luis Garcia against Recreativo sees Espanyol leading the way in La Liga, the only team with maximum points from their first two games.
Saturday football
Barcelona were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Racing Santander. Messi scored from the penalty spot for Barca in the 71st minute after Christian blocked an Alves cross with his arm. Five minutes later, Jonathan Pereira deflected a free kick past the Barcelona keep Valdés to level the match and that’s how it remained.
La Liga all sorted
The final day of La Liga and the various issues were all settled.
Athletic Madrid claim fourth Champions League spot
Sevilla won their local derby with Betis 2-0 but failed to get a Champions League place, the fourth spot going to Athletic Madrid.
Midweek Footy
Champions Real Madrid showed their class last night as they beat arch rivals Barcelona 4-1 at the Bernebeu Stadium.
Weekend Footy
Real Madrid are now ten points clear at the top of La Liga after goals from Raúl and Higuaín gave them a 2-0 victory over Racing Santander.
Football
Sevilla hopes of a Champions League football next season were not helped by a 4-1 loss to Almería yesterday.
Championship hopes fading
Barcelona’s hopes of winning La Liga are rapidly fading after a 2-2 draw against Recreativo.
Football
A great chance for both Barcelona and Villarreal to gain a bit of ground on leaders Real Madrid, but neither team seized the opportunity. Barcelona were held to a scoreless draw by Getafe and Villarreal went down 2-0 to Sevilla. Luis Fabian and Kanouté from the penalty spot were the scorers for Sevilla who keep sixth place in La Liga …