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Villarreal edges Espanyol; Fiorentina, Napoli held
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Goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo saved a stoppage-time penalty to preserve Villarreal’s 2-1 victory at Espanyol in the Spanish league on Monday.
Asenjo dove correctly to his right to deny Sergio Garcia’s spot kick after Villarreal defender Gabriel Armando handled inside the area.
Villarreal led 2-0 by the 50th minute at Cornella El-Prat Stadium, starting with teenage midfielder Matias Nahuel picking out Moises Gomez’s run into the area before Jeremy Perbet doubled the advantage by scoring from a through ball into the area.
Espanyol cut the advantage in half in the 77th after Jhon Cordoba powered home a low shot, but Asenjo’s late heroics ensured Villarreal kept pace with fourth-place Athletic Bilbao for the league’s last Champions League qualifying place. Villarreal trails Athletic by four points.
In England, Hull will play English Premier League rival Sunderland in the quarterfinals of the FA Cup after beating Brighton 2-1 on Monday. Curtis Davies and Robert Koren secured the victory of the fifth-round replay against the second-tier side. Leonardo Ulloa pulled one back for Brighton.
Charlton also beat Sheffield Wednesday 2-1 on Monday to set up a meeting with Sheffield United.
In Italy, Matias Fernandez’s stunning freekick saw Champions League-chasing Fiorentina snatch a 2-2 draw at Parma in a thrilling Serie A match which also featured three red cards. Fiorentina remained six points behind third-place Napoli after an equally magnificent freekick from on-loan Napoli forward Emanuele Calaio rescued a 1-1 draw for Genoa against his parent club.
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