La Liga round-up: David Moyes' Real Sociedad see off Espanyol with narrow win
Monday 9 March 2015 06:58, UK
Sergio Canales scored the only goal of the game as David Moyes' Real Sociedad beat Espanyol 1-0 on Sunday.
Casilla's clearance in the 38th minute fell directly into the path of Canales, who gratefully accepted the gift and put David Moyes's side ahead.
It proved to be the decisive goal as despite an entertaining game, neither side was able to find the target again.
The result lifted Sociedad to 11th place in the La Liga standings.
Elsewhere, Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 4-1 to put a seven point gap between them in sixth and Malaga in seventh.
Villarreal were 2-0 up at half-time thanks to two goals in four minutes before the break courtesy of Giovani dos Santos and Mateo Musacchio.
Augusto Fernandez halved the deficit on 50 minutes, before Luciano Vietto and Gerard Moreno secured the points for the hosts.
