Espanyol net big win over Deportivo, Getafe hammer Villarreal

Espanyol registered only their second win of the season by beating struggling Deportivo de La Coruna 4-1.

They took the lead after just five minutes when Leo Baptistao headed in a cross from Victor Sanchez. And the advantage was doubled in the 22nd minute when Depor defender Alejandro Arribas deflected a corner onto his own net.

Depor pulled one back through Celso Borges eight minutes into the second half, but Gerard Moreno made the points safe with a penalty and a late tap-in.

Getafe thrashed Villarreal 4-0 to secure their first home win of the season. The hosts had suffered one-goal defeats to Sevilla and Barcelona at the Coliseum Alfonso Perez but got off the mark at the third attempt and ended Villarreal's four-match unbeaten run in all competitions.

Angel Rodriguez gave Getafe a 54th-minute lead when he headed

Yesterday Espanyol-Dep. La Coruna ................ 4-1 Getafe-Villarreal .............................. 4-0 Eibar-Celta Vigo ............................... 0-4 Las Palmas-Leganes ......................... 0-2 Real Sociedad-Valencia ................... 2-3

Standings

P W D L F A Pts Barcelona 6 6 0 0 20 2 18 Atl. Madrid 6 4 2 0 12 4 14 Sevilla 6 4 1 1 7 3 13 Real Madrid 6 3 2 1 11 6 11 Leganes 6 3 1 2 5 3 10 Valencia 5 2 3 0 9 3 9 Levante 5 2 3 0 8 4 9 Real Sociedad 5 3 0 2 11 10 9 Betis 5 3 0 2 6 7 9 Getafe 6 2 2 2 8 5 8 Ath Bilbao 6 2 2 2 7 6 8 Espanyol 6 2 2 2 7 9 8 Celta Vigo 6 2 1 3 10 8 7 Villarreal 6 2 1 3 6 9 7 Las Palmas 6 2 0 4 5 10 6 Eibar 6 2 0 4 3 14 6 Girona 6 1 2 3 3 8 5 Dep. La Coruna 6 1 1 4 7 15 4 Malaga 6 0 1 5 4 14 1 Alaves 6 0 0 6 1 10 0 in Juan Cala's flick on at the back post and -- 10 minutes later -- Jorge Molina pounced on Ruben Semedo's hesitancy to steal possession and slot past Mariano Barbosa.