Kevin Gameiro scored twice as Sevilla beat Espanyol 4-1
in La Liga to get their quest for a UEFA Champions League spot back on track.
Unai Emery's side had endured a miserable week as they
were beaten 1-0 at Celta Vigo last weekend and lost by the same scoreline in
the first leg of their UEFA Europa League quarter-final against Porto.
But they showed no sign of being out of sorts as they saw
off the Barcelona side with a ruthless display at Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan
on Sunday.
French forward Kevin Gameiro netted twice after Stephane
Mbia opened the scoring and Ivan Rakitic added a fourth one minute from time as
Sevilla cut the gap to fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao - who have a game in hand
- to three points.
Sergio Garcia's penalty two minutes into the second half
gave the visitors hope, but Espanyol have now won just one of their last five.
Getafe complete the relegation places after they were
consigned to a last-gasp 1-0 defeat at fellow strugglers Elche.
The Madrid outfit looked set to follow up their 3-1 win
at Valencia last weekend by securing another point on the road, but substitute
Richmond Boakye struck three minutes into added time to stun the visitors.
Valladolid's goallesss draw against Valencia ensured they
climb above Getafe on goal difference with six games remaining.
Malaga moved up to 11th after they swept aside Granada
4-1 at Estadio La Rosaleda.
Ignacio Camacho helped himself to a first-half brace and
Nordin Amrabat added a third from the penalty spot before Juanmi sealed the
points. Youssef El-Arabi pulled a goal back 12 minutes from time but it was too
little, too late and Lucas Alcaraz's men are just three points above the drop
zone.
Culled from Soccerway
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