Latest News on Spanish Liga

Espanyol veteran De la Pena out until summer
Madrid - Spanish Liga club Espanyol announced on Wednesday that veteran captain Ivan de la Pena will not play again until next summer. The former Spain playmaker was operated on in Barcelona on Wednesday for the fasciectomy in his right leg that has ...

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Sevilla reclaim fourth place by beating Osasuna - Update
Madrid - Sevilla reclaimed fourth place in the Spanish Liga on Sunday with a 1-0 home win over Osasuna. The only goal in Seville was headed in by Brazil striker Luis Fabiano, on a centre from Diego Capel, in the 35th minute. ...

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Barcelona's first defeat leaves Real Madrid within points - Summary
Madrid - World champions Barcelona crashed to their first defeat in the Spanish Liga 2-1 Sunday at spirited Atletico Madrid and are now just two points ahead of Real Madrid. Diego Forlan and Simao scored the early goals that put Barca on the slide, a...

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Early goals take Deportivo up to fifth in Spain
Madrid - Deportivo Coruna moved up to fifth place in the Spanish Liga with a 2-1 home win over bottom team Xerez. The Galicians went ahead after just three minutes through an Andres Guardado penalty, after Xerez midfielder Vicente Moreno had held Die...

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Villarreal announce death of father of Giuseppe Rossi
Madrid - Spanish Liga club Villarreal announced on Tuesday the death of the father of Giuseppe Rossi, in New Jersey, United States, after a long illness. The Italian international striker had been with his father for two weeks before his death. ...

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Veteran Nakamura leaves Espanyol to return to Japan
Madrid - Spanish Liga club Espanyol announced on Friday that playmaker Shunsuke Nakamura had left for Yokahoma Marinos, for an undisclosed fee. The Japanese midfielder, 31, hardly played for Espanyol since joining from Celtic seven months ago. He was...

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Classy Real Madrid go top, increase pressure on Barcelona - Update
Madrid - Real Madrid went to the top of the Spanish Liga with a 5-1 slaughter Saturday of lowly Tenerife. The whites are now one point ahead of Barcelona, who will reclaim top spot if they beat lowly Malaga at home in Saturday's late match. ...

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Suazo keeps Zaragoza above danger zone with early goals in Getafe
Madrid - A 2-0 win away to Getafe on Saturday keeps Zaragoza above the drop zone in the Spanish Liga. Zaragoza's hero was Chilean newcomer Humbert Suazo, who sank Getafe with two early goals. ...

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Lotina to continue at Deportivo for another season
Madrid - Spanish Liga team Deportivo Coruna announced late Thursday that coach Miguel Angel Lotina had agreed to continue in charge for another season. Lotina, 52, has been in charge at Deportivo since 2007, keeping a team with a reduced budget in a ...

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Lotina to continue at Deportivo for another season
Madrid - Spanish Liga team Deportivo Coruna announced late Thursday that coach Miguel Angel Lotina had agreed to continue in charge for another season. Lotina, 52, has been in charge at Deportivo since 2007, keeping a team with a reduced budget in a ...

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Comeback defeat of Tenerife takes Deportivo up to fifth
Madrid - Deportivo Coruna steamed up to fifth in the Spanish Liga on Saturday with a 3-1 home defeat of lowly Tenerife. Juanlu gave Tenerife a shock lead after 17 minutes, after being played through by Pablo Sicilia. But in the 33th minute Juan Rodri...

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Mallorca joint fourth after thrashing poor Gijon - Update
Madrid - Mallorca moved up to joint fourth in the Spanish Liga on Sunday with a 3-0 thrashing of hapless Sporting Gijon. Goals from Julio Alvarez, Victor and Pierre Webo gave the islanders a comfortable win against a Gijon side that hardly got out of...

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Madrid media convinced that Real will win league - Feature
Madrid - The Madrid media are convinced that Real Madrid will win the Spanish Liga after Saturday's results. Real came from 2-0 down at home to fourth-placed Sevilla in the last half-hour to win 3-2, showing that old fighting spirit and never-say-die...

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Defeat in Getafe leaves Mallorca in fifth place - Update
Madrid - Mallorca wasted an excellent chance to move up to fourth Saturday in the Spanish Liga, crashing 3-0 at midtable Getafe. Star of the show in Getafe was Dani Parejo, who headed Getafe into the lead in the 33rd minute on a centre from Jaime Gav...

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Mallorca crash in Getafe and miss chance to go fourth
Madrid - Mallorca missed a good chance to go fourth in the Spanish Liga on Saturday, crashing 3-0 against hard-working Getafe. Star of the show in Getafe was Dani Parejo, who headed Getafe into the lead in the 33rd minute on a centre from Jaime Gavil...

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Liverpool face Benfica, Atletico meet rivals Valencia - Summary
Nyon, Switzerland - Liverpool will face Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Europa League following Friday's draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon while Atletico Madrid take on Primera Liga rivals Valencia in an all-Spanish tie....

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Liverpool face Benfica, Atletico face Spanish rivals Valencia
Nyon, Switzerland - Liverpool will face Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Europa League following Friday's draw at UEFA headquarters in Nyon while Atletico Madrid take on Primera Liga rivals Valencia in an all-Spanish tie....

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Home wins for twin giants Barcelona and Real Madrid - Summary
Madrid - Saturday brought no change at the top of the Spanish Liga, as twin giants Barcelona and Real Madrid both scored important home wins. Barca beat Getafe 2-1, despite having defenders Gerard Pique and Rafa Marquez sent off. Real thrashed Espany...

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