MADRID - Sevilla moved into
second place behind Barcelona in the Primera Liga standings after goals from
midfielders Christian Poulsen and Adriano Correia earned the UEFA Cup holders a
2-1 comeback win at Celta Vigo on Sunday.
Celta took an early lead when Brazilian midfielder Nene fired a low shot past
keeper Andres Palop from just outside the area in the seventh minute.
Danish midfielder Poulsen put the visitors back on level terms just after the
half hour mark when he fired home with a 15-metre piledriver after a poor
defensive clearance.
Sevilla's Brazilian winger Adriano helped himself to the winner 16 minutes
into the second half when he steered the ball past keeper Jose Manuel Pinto
after robbing Antonio Nunez of possession just outside the area.
Celta had the chance to level the match three minutes from time when they
were awarded a penalty but Palop saved Fernando Baiano's spot kick and Pablo
Contreras sent his follow-up wide of the post.
The win allowed Sevilla to leapfrog Real Madrid and take up second place in
the standings, a point behind champions Barcelona.
Barca, who beat Recreativo Huelva 3-0 on Saturday, lead the table on 19
points from eight games, Sevilla have 18 and Real, who beat Gimnastic Tarragona
3-1, are on 17.
LATE WIN
Real Zaragoza move up to fourth place, a further point behind, after
snatching a late 1-0 win against a dominant Atletico Madrid at the Calderon.
Atletico were in charge for practically the whole game, but once again they
paid dearly for their lack of bite up front.
Zaragoza midfielder Oscar grabbed the winner three minutes from time when he
headed the ball over keeper Leo Franco after his first shot had spun up into the
air off a defender's foot.
Valencia dropped to fifth after their 1-0 defeat at Racing Santander on
Saturday, and also have 16 points as do Bernd Schuster's Getafe who earned
themselves a third win in a row with a 2-0 victory at home to Deportivo Coruna.
Miguel Angel Lotina got off to an inauspicious start as Real Sociedad coach
when his new team went down 1-0 at home to Villarreal.
The defeat means that Sociedad remain anchored to the foot of the table with
just two points from eight matches, equalling their worst ever start to a league
campaign.
Gimnastic have four points as do Real Betis who lost 1-0 at home to Real
Mallorca after a Bosko Jankovic goal condemned Javier Irureta's side to a sixth
defeat of the season.
