Malta Independent

Villarreal’s unbeaten record ends at Eibar

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Complacenc­y cost Villarreal its unbeaten record in the Spanish league yesterday after it conceded two late goals to lose 2-1 at Eibar.

Bruno Soriano gave Villarreal the 41st-minute lead when he converted a penalty following a foul on Nicola Sansone committed by Florian Lejeune in the area.

Eibar defender Ivan Ramis controlled a pass by Lejeune with his chest before firing it past goalkeeper Sergio Asenjo to make it 1-1 in the 80th.

Pedro Leon then finished off a counteratt­ack from a pass by Sergi Enrich to complete the comeback with three minutes left.

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Yesterday Eibar-Villarreal ................................. 2-1 Ath Bilbao-Osasuna ......................... 1-1 Betis-Espanyol ................................. 0-1 Las Palmas-Celta Vigo ...................... 3-3

Standings

Real Madrid 10 Barcelona 10 Atl. Madrid 10 Sevilla 10 Villarreal 10 Real Sociedad 10 Ath Bilbao 10 Eibar 10 Celta Vigo 10 Las Palmas 10 Malaga 10 Espanyol 10 Betis 10 Alaves 10 Leganes 10 Valencia 9 Gijon 10 Dep. La Coruna 9 Osasuna 10 Granada CF 10 7 7 6 6 5 5 5 4 4 3 3 2 3 2 3 3 2 2 1 0 3 1 3 3 4 1 1 3 2 4 3 5 2 4 1 0 3 2 4 3 0 28 10 24 2 30 12 22 1 25 6 21 1 18 13 21 1 17 7 19 4 16 12 16 4 15 13 16 3 16 14 15 4 16 20 14 3 20 18 13 4 14 14 12 3 13 17 11 5 11 20 11 4 10 15 10 6 919 10 6 13 18 9 5 8 19 9 5 6 14 8 5 12 20 7 7 8 24 3

The 27-year-old Bale has helped Madrid win two Champions League titles and one Copa del Rey since his thenrecord breaking transfer from Tottenham in 2013.

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