MADRID — New coach, identical battle for Sevilla.

Sevilla misplaced 1-0 at last-placed Oviedo on Sunday to remain simply two factors above the relegation zone within the Spanish league.

It dropped to seventeenth with the loss which noticed the debut of coach Luis García Plaza, who changed Argentine coach Matías Almeyda earlier than the worldwide break.

It was the third straight defeat for Sevilla, and its eighth match and not using a win in 9 league rounds. The membership was in fifteenth place when Almeyda was fired.

Federico Viñas scored within the thirty second minute for Oviedo, which has received two of its final three league matches to maintain alive its hopes of not returning to the second division. Oviedo has 24 factors, seven factors behind Sevilla.

Sevilla performed a person down from the thirty ninth as defender Tanguy Nianzou was despatched off with a straight pink card for a tough foul.

“We didn’t anticipate to play with 10 males for thus lengthy. That made a distinction,” Plaza mentioned. “We’re operating out of time. We have to begin successful factors once more.”

Sevilla, which had no makes an attempt heading in the right direction, hosts Atletico Madrid subsequent weekend.

Getafe boosted its probabilities of taking part in in Europe subsequent season after beating Athletic Bilbao 2-0 at house for its sixth win in its final eight league matches.

Luis Vázquez scored within the 14th and Martín Satriano sealed the victory within the ninetieth to maintain Getafe in eighth place with 41 factors, degree with seventh-placed Actual Sociedad and three factors forward of ninth-placed Osasuna.

Beneath one situation, Spain may find yourself with as many as 10 locations in European competitions subsequent season, relying on how Spanish groups end this season in Europe.

Getafe’s solely setbacks not too long ago had been 1-0 losses to Sevilla at house and to Atletico Madrid away.

Athletic, in the meantime, has misplaced 4 of its final 5 video games in all competitions and has just one victory — 2-1 in opposition to Actual Betis within the league earlier than the worldwide break — in its final six video games.

Considered one of its losses got here within the second leg of the Copa del Rey semifinal in opposition to Basque Nation rival Actual Sociedad final month.

Celta got here from behind to beat Valencia 3-2 on the street.

The victory ended Celta’s three-game winless streak within the league and left the membership in sixth place. The highest 4 are assured Champions League spots with the fifth group additionally set to qualify. Betis, at the moment sitting fifth, drew 0-0 with Espanyol at house on Saturday.

Ilaix Moriba, Fer López and Williot Swedberg scored for Celta within the second half after Guido Rodríguez had put the hosts forward within the twelfth minute. Rodríguez scored Valencia’s second aim in second-half stoppage time.

Valencia, which dropped to thirteenth place, had received 4 of its final six league video games.

Additionally Sunday, Lucas Boyé transformed a penalty kick in second-half stoppage time as Alaves salvaged a 2-2 draw with visiting Osasuna.

On Saturday, Barcelona rallied away from house to beat 10-man Atletico Madrid 2-1 and take an enormous step towards successful the title after Actual Madrid misplaced 2-1 at Mallorca.

The Catalan membership opened a seven-point lead over Madrid after 30 matches. Third-placed Villarreal go to Girona on Monday.

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