Espanyol overpowered Real Sociedad 2-0 at El Prat to pick up a second straight home victory and move up to eighth place in the Primera Division. Lucas Vazquez put the hosts in front inside seven minutes and substitute Christian Stuani made sure of the points with a close-range finish in stoppage time. Espanyol have now taken seven points from their last three games and things are looking up fo...Full Story »

Almeria gave their survival hopes a big boost on Sunday by ending a run of four straight defeats with a come-from-behind 2-1 Primera Division victory at nine-man Espanyol. Christian Stuani put the mid-table hosts ahead just before the interval, but his dismissal shortly after the break was the catalyst for the visitors to turn the game on its head. Fran Velez equalised in the 69th minute and, ...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid remain hot on the heels of Primera Division leaders Real Madrid following a 1-0 victory over Espanyol at the Estadio Vicente Calderon. Diego Costa netted the only goal of the game as Atletico kept the pace at the top to sit three points below Real, who earlier beat Malaga by the same scoreline. Despite a late onslaught, the visitors could not find an equaliser and the defeat le...Full Story »

Espanyol continued their climb away from the relegation zone with a deserved home win over Levante tonight. Two goals in as many second-half minutes from Christian Stuani and Sergio Garcia effectively secured a win that was made to look more nervy after a late Obafemi Martins strike. Espanyol dominated the opening period but relied on Vicente Iborra's own goal to hold a 1-0 half-time lead they...Full Story »

Christian Stuani's first goal for Espanyol deep into stoppage time handed the Catalans their first win of the season as they came from behind to beat Rayo Vallecano 3-2. Leo Baptistao had headed Rayo into an early lead but two goals from Joan Verdu either side of half-time put Espanyol 2-1 in front before Leo slotted home his second of the game just after the hour mark. However, after both sid...Full Story »

Racing Santander ended a miserable season with another defeat as Osasuna cruised to a 4-2 victory at El Sardinero. The hosts were guaranteed to finish bottom of the table but failed to give their fans some much-needed pre-summer cheer as the Pamplona club hit back from an early deficit to win at a canter. Christian Stuani handed Racing a second-minute lead but Balde Ibra, Alvaro Cejudo and Rau...Full Story »

Christian Stuani's 79th-minute equaliser helped Racing Santander end their four-match losing streak with a 1-1 draw against Real Betis but did little to ease the Cantabrian side's growing relegation worries. Betis put themselves on course for their first win in five matches when Roque Santa Cruz fired them ahead in the 18th minute, but for the second successive match they were undone by a late ...Full Story »

Christian Stuani's penalty 15 minutes from time salvaged a point for Racing Santander from an entertaining relegation battle with Sporting Gijon which ended 1-1. The hosts had the better of the chances in the first half as Juan Pablo denied Adrian Gonzalez and Bernardo hit the post, but it was Sporting who went in front when Diego Barral fired in a wonderful free-kick four minutes before the br...Full Story »

Racing Santander and Real Sociedad played out a disappointing goalless draw at El Sardinero, generating a result that does little to help either side. With the home team marooned in the relegation zone and Sociedad not far above it, both were desperate to end with three points and, in a lively first half, it seemed inconceivable that goals would not come. But that was how it proved, with Juanj...Full Story »

Christian Stuani came off the bench to hand Racing Santander their first win of the season in the Primera Division with the only goal against a forlorn Real Betis. Both sides were unlucky not to score before half-time as Alex Pozuelo and Aldekoaotalora Ustaritz hit the bar for the visitors and Marc Torrejon also saw his header come off the woodwork for Racing. Ariel Nahuelpan spurned a great c...Full Story »