Espanyol extended their unbeaten run in LaLiga to eight matches and climbed to ninth in the table with a 2-1 home victory over Sporting Gijon. Ecuador forward Felipe Caicedo opened the scoring in the 54th minute with a brave header before Leo Baptistao scored a cracker on the break in the final minute. Duje Cop's free-kick in injury time halved the deficit but it was another encouraging result...Full Story »

Unai Emery paid the price for changing his entire team as Sevilla slumped to a 1-0 Primera Division defeat at struggling Espanyol on Sunday. With an eye on Thursday's Europa League semi-final second leg against Shakhtar Donetsk, Emery made 11 changes to the side that earned a 2-2 draw in Ukraine last week. And he watched a virtual reserve team beaten by Felipe Caicedo's second half strike whic...Full Story »

Felipe Caicedo struck at the death to salvage a point for 10-man Espanyol and deny Granada a first win since August. The Ecuadorian bundled the ball home from close range in the fourth minute of added time to cancel out Jean-Sylvain Babin's header just before the hour mark. The hosts' chances of getting anything from the game suffered a setback when defender Rober was sent off with 20 minutes ...Full Story »

Espanyol gave their season a boost with an impressive 3-1 Primera Division victory at Real Betis on Saturday evening. Enzo Roco headed the Barcelona side into a fourth-minute lead and goals early in the second half from Felipe Caicedo and Victor Sanchez put the result beyond doubt. Vincenzo Rennella grabbed a late consolation for the hosts at the Estadio Benito Villamarin, but it was not enoug...Full Story »

Felipe Caicedo came off the bench to score a 90th-minute winner to hand Espanyol a 1-0 Primera Division victory over Celta Vigo. Caicedo scored two late goals as Espanyol overcame Valencia to reach the Copa del Rey quarter-finals on Tuesday, and the Ecuador striker's close-range finish earned his side all three points at the Power8 Stadium on Saturday. The victory for Sergio's side saw them le...Full Story »

Espanyol striker Felipe Caicedo has admitted he still needs to prove his worth to the Catalan club as they prepare to play host to one of his former sides Levante on Saturday. The 26-year-old Ecuador international joined in the summer from Qatari outfit Al Jazira as Espanyol's marquee signing but has scored just once in 10 appearances. He told a press conference: "I know that I'm not playing a...Full Story »

Levante and Sporting Gijon played out an uninspiring goalless draw at the Ciutat de Valencia that sees both teams take a step closer to Primera Division safety. The result means Levante move up to 43 points while Sporting remain just a point behind them on 42, and if history is anything to go by they may have already done enough to stay up. Only twice in the last 10 seasons has a team been rel...Full Story »

A late Ruben free-kick earned Levante three points against Deportivo La Coruna at the Estadio Riazor and maintained the Valencia club's impressive recent run of form. Deportivo have now suffered back-to-back defeats having previously been unbeaten in five, while Levante's success means they have lost just once in nine Primera Division matches. Levante threatened early on as Valdo (three) and F...Full Story »

Espanyol's poor recent form continued as they lost 1-0 at lowly Levante in the Primera Division. The Barcelona-based side, who had lost five of their previous six league games, were edged out by Felipe Caicedo's first-half goal. Caicedo got in front of Jordi Amat to head home from Valmiro Valdo's cross after 26 minutes and give Levante a lead they had deserved following their early dominance. ...Full Story »

Levante came from behind to beat Osasuna 2-1 and boost their chances of Primera Division survival with a vital win at the Ciudad de Valencia. Goals from Sergio Ballesteros and Felipe Caicedo either side of half-time turned the game around after Walter Pandiani had put the visitors ahead. Pandiani gave Osasuna the lead four minutes before the break as the Pamplona-based side looked to end their...Full Story »