Getafe wins 2-1 at Mallorca in Spain 3

BARCELONA, Spain (AP)—Getafe earned its first away win in the Spanish league in almost a year Saturday, coming from behind to beat Mallorca 2-1 thanks to a double by Abdel Barrada.

Barrada canceled out Ivan Ramis’ early opener for Mallorca when his shot took a deflection off a defender before landing in the back of the net in the 28th minute.

The 22-year-old French midfielder tapped Nicolas “Miku” Fedor’s cross into an empty net to finish off a counterattack in the 44th to give Getafe its first win as visitors since Dec. 19, 2010.

“The truth is that not having won away from home for a year leaves its mark on a team,” Getafe coach Luis Garcia said. “The players and I were nervous with memories of all the games we have let slip in stoppage time.”

Also, Sergio Garcia’s 84th-minute winner gave Espanyol a 2-1 victory at Sporting Gijon.

Espanyol went ahead two minutes in through 19-year-old Thievy Bifouma’s blast from outside the area, only to see striker David Barral pull the hosts even in the 60th with his seventh goal of the season.

Sporting appeared closer to a second score before Garcia fired Didac Vil’s pass into the net for Espanyol’s first away win in four games.

Real Madrid visited Sevilla later with the chance to reclaim the league lead from Barcelona, which is in Japan playing in the Club World Cup. Also, Athletic Bilbao hosted last-place Zaragoza.

On Sunday, it’s: Atletico Madrid vs. Real Betis, Granada vs. Levante, Osasuna vs. Villarreal, Racing Santander vs. Real Sociedad, and Valencia vs. Malaga.

The next round will be played in January following the Christmas break.