Malaga up to 4th place with win at Espanyol
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March 27, 2012, Tuesday
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MALAGA came from behind to win 2-1 at Espanyol on Sunday to rise to fourth place in the Spanish league, keeping the club in the hunt for European football next season.
Malaga's Ruud van Nistelrooy and Martin Demichelis scored within three minutes as the Qatari-owned club hit back from Philippe Coutinho's 24th-minute goal to secure a fifth victory in six games.
Malaga is level with third-place Valencia on points, moving ahead of Levante after it lost 0-2 to Osasuna. Raul Garcia and Juan Francsico Martinez scored either side of the break to lift Osasuna to sixth, the last Europa League place, and three points in front of Espanyol.
"More than results, we're looking to establish a style of play," Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini said. "If the team's displays continue on like this then I am certain we can finish the season high in the standings because we've never lacked ambition."
Elsewhere, Athletic Bilbao lost ground with the top teams after drawing 1-1 at home with Sporting Gijon, its fourth straight winless game since humbling Manchester United.
Athletic dominated Sporting Gijon and Oscar de Marcos looked to have put the Basques on course to victory at San Mames stadium with a 77th-minute goal. But Alberto Lora scored in the 90th minute for Sporting to salvage a 1-1 draw.
Malaga's Ruud van Nistelrooy and Martin Demichelis scored within three minutes as the Qatari-owned club hit back from Philippe Coutinho's 24th-minute goal to secure a fifth victory in six games.
Malaga is level with third-place Valencia on points, moving ahead of Levante after it lost 0-2 to Osasuna. Raul Garcia and Juan Francsico Martinez scored either side of the break to lift Osasuna to sixth, the last Europa League place, and three points in front of Espanyol.
"More than results, we're looking to establish a style of play," Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini said. "If the team's displays continue on like this then I am certain we can finish the season high in the standings because we've never lacked ambition."
Elsewhere, Athletic Bilbao lost ground with the top teams after drawing 1-1 at home with Sporting Gijon, its fourth straight winless game since humbling Manchester United.
Athletic dominated Sporting Gijon and Oscar de Marcos looked to have put the Basques on course to victory at San Mames stadium with a 77th-minute goal. But Alberto Lora scored in the 90th minute for Sporting to salvage a 1-1 draw.
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