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La Liga round-up: Villarreal go joint-top with victory

Fernando Tissone celebrates the late winner for Villarreal against Malaga
Image: Fernando Tissone celebrates the late winner for Villarreal against Malaga

Villarreal moved level with Real Madrid and Celta Vigo at the top of La Liga as they won 1-0 at Malaga on Wednesday.

Fernando Tissone's 71st-minute own-goal was enough to secure all three points for the Yellow Submarine, who won their fourth league game in a row.

Sevilla continued their poor start to the season as they lost 2-0 to Las Palmas. Roque Mesa opened the scoring for the side from the Canaries on the half-hour and Antolin Alcaraz sealed the win with 14 minutes remaining.

The result leaves Sevilla winless and bottom of the league while Las Palmas leapt into mid-table with a first triumph of the campaign.

Struggling Levante snatched a point at the death as substitute Deyverson's stoppage-time equaliser saw their home clash with Eibar finish 2-2.

The hosts, still without a win this season, had been 2-0 down thanks to a brace from Borja, the on-loan Atletico Madrid striker notching in the 10th and 48th minutes.

But Jose Luis Morales reduced the deficit in the 52nd minute before Deyverson's late leveller.

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Meanwhile, Rayo Vallecano beat 10-man Sporting Gijon 2-1 at home. The visitors had Bernardo sent off for a second bookable offence when he handled in the area around five minutes before the interval, and Roberto Trashorras converted the resulting penalty.

Javi Guerra then made it 2-0 three minutes into the second half and although Jony replied for Sporting within a minute, the away side could not salvage a point from there.

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