La LIga : Sevilla go second, Valencia held

Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 3 Sevilla

Ten-man Sevilla climbed to second in the Primera Liga with a 3-1 comeback win at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday

Trailing 1-0 and with a man less at the start of the second half, Frederic Kanoute was sent on as a Sevilla substitute and set up Luis Fabiano and then Renato for goals before Diego Capel sealed the win.

Sevilla have 35 points from 18 games and trail runaway leaders Barcelona by nine. Barca, who have played a game less, visit bottom club Osasuna on Sunday. Valencia are third with 34 points, two ahead of champions Real Madrid who are away to Real Mallorca on Sunday. Villarreal are sixth with 30.


Valencia 3 - 3 Villarreal

Ruben Baraja and David Villa put Valencia two-up inside ten minutes at the Mestalla as they ran Villarreal ragged in the first half, but Fabricio Fuentes pulled one back with a header just before the break.

Joseba Llorente levelled for the visitors in the 76th minute before Edu restored Valencia's lead three minutes later with a great header. Giuseppe Rossi grabbed Villarreal's equaliser from the penalty spot six minutes from time, ending a run of three straight defeats.

Other results;

January 10
Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 3 Sevilla
Valencia 3 - 3 Villarreal

January 11
Atletico Madrid ? - ? Athletic Bilbao
Mallorca ? - ? Real Madrid
Numancia ? - ? Getafe
Racing Santander ? - ? Recreativo Huelva
Real Betis ? - ? Malaga
Sporting Gijon ? - ? Valladolid
Espanyol ? - ? Almeria
Osasuna ? - ? Barcelona