Celta Vigo claimed a Galician derby double as second-half goals from Charles and Joaquin Larrivey earned them a 2-0 victory at Deportivo La Coruna. Celta earned a 2-1 home victory in the first clash between the rivals in September and Charles' deft chip 36 seconds into the second half set them on the road to another win, with Larrivey's late close-range strike making sure after a defensive mix-...Full Story »

Manu's smart first-half finish earned Eibar a shock 1-0 win at Celta Vigo on Saturday night. The forward on loan from Sevilla tucked home a through pass just moments after seeing an even better chance saved by goalkeeper Sergio. Celta could find no way to break down their opponents, who bounced back from two straight defeats to move up to 10th in the Primera Division. Victory would have taken...Full Story »

Celta Vigo added to struggling Levante's woes with a 3-0 victory at Balaidos that lifts them to within a point of fourth-placed Valencia ahead of this weekend's fixtures. Joaquin Larrivey opened the scoring in the 27th minute and the Argentinian made it 2-0 with seven minutes to go, taking his league tally for the season to six. Substitute Alex Lopez then wrapped up Celta's biggest league win...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano continued their march towards safety with a convincing 3-1 win over Primera Division whipping boys Real Betis, who look more doomed than ever. The tone of the afternoon was set when Betis defender Paulao mis-hit a back-pass towards his goalkeeper to gift Ruben Rochina the opening goal on 14 minutes, and things got even worse for the Brazilian when he diverted a cross into his own...Full Story »

A late penalty from Joaquin Larrivey condemned Osasuna to a fifth straight defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers Rayo Vallecano, who gave themselves a cushion to the relegation zone in a 1-0 win. A drab match with little quality on display seemed destined to finish goalless until Abella Damia felled Jose Fernandez in the area and Larrivey stepped up to place his spot-kick in the bottom left-...Full Story »

A solitary goal by Joaquin Larrivey gave relegation-threatened Rayo Vallecano all three points against Valencia, moving the Madrid side to within three points of safety. The Argentinian striker headed in the only goal of the game on 61 minutes and Valencia were dealt a further blow when Antonio Barragan was sent off a quarter of an hour later for picking up a second booking. Rayo remain 19th i...Full Story »

Cagliari joined Genoa in mid-table of Serie A on 21 points with a convincing 3-0 win at the Stadio Sant Elia. Pasquale Marino will certainly have imagined a different debut after replacing Alberto Malesani as Genoa coach over the festive period as he saw his side fall apart at the seams, even losing Emiliano Moretti to the sixth red card for a Genoa player this season. Joaquin Larrivey put C...Full Story »

Cagliari edged a tight encounter with Novara 2-1 at the Stadio Sant Elia with goals from Thiago Ribeiro and Joaquin Larrivey taking the Sardinians to the top of Serie A, at least for a night. Ribeiro's first goal in Serie A opened the scoring in the 38th minute and Larrivey added the second four minutes from time. A consolation effort from Takayuki Morimoto just before the final whistle was no...Full Story »