Real Betis in Seville and jumping above them on the
Liga table.
Espanyol inflicted Real Betis' second home defeat of the La Liga
season on Saturday, moving above them on the table thanks to
a 3-1 win.
Chilean defender Enzo Roco got the visitors off to a great start
at Estadio Benito Villamarin, heading home his second goal of
the season inside four minutes.
Joaquin rattled the post with a first-half free-kick but, soon after
the interval, Espanyol increased their lead as Felipe Caicedo
capped a fine counter-attacking move.
Victor Sanchez scored the third for Sergio's men, firing home
from inside the box from a Marco Asencio cutback.
Vincenzo Rennella netted a consolation goal for the hosts with a
minute remaining in normal time.
The results leaves Espanyol ninth, one point and one place
above their beaten hosts.
Real Madrid, at least for now, moved to the top of the table with
Marcelo, Cristiano Ronaldo and Jese Rodriguez on target in a
3-0 win at home to Levante.
Ronaldo's effort made him
Madrid's all-time leading goal-scorer with 324 strikes.
Neymar scored four against Rayo Vallecano, two of which came
from the penalty spot, to see Barcelona join Rafael Benitez's
men on 18 points - second only on goal difference - with Luis
Suarez also finding the net in a 5-2 win at Camp Nou.
Eibar were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Sevilla with Kevin
Gameiro's second-half goal cancelling out a Borja Baston
opener.
That loss of points enabled Valencia to move closer to the
European places.
They were 3-0 winners against Malaga - for whom Duda failed
to convert a first-half penalty - at Estadio Mestalla, with Dani
Parejo's late penalty adding to a Charles own-goal and an
Andre Gomes strike.
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