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SPORTSMonday 4 January 2016
Spanish Roundup:
Soriano scores 2 to lift Villarreal to 2-1 win at Deportivo
JOSEPH WILSON Deportivo equalized when “We were right there at the Athletic Bilbao inched into to ninth after losing 2-1 to a
Associated Press Lucas Perez assisted Luis end, when tension was the sixth after it drew 2-2 at Granada side that moved
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Alberto three minutes after highest,” Soriano said. “We home with Las Palmas, de- out of the relegation zone.
Bruno Soriano scored his halftime. worked hard to get this win spite going ahead twice Granada’s goals came
second of two goals deep The match was heading to- at a very tough place to from goals by Aritz Aduriz from young strikers Isaac
into stoppage time to grab ward a draw when a rash play.” Not only did Villarreal and Inaki Williams. Success and Adalberto
a 2-1 victory for Villarreal foul by Fernando Navarro go five points clear of Celta Eibar cruised to a 4-0 win Penaranda, who made a
at Deportivo La Coruna on on Matias Nahuel gave Vigo in fifth place, it also at Real Betis as the tiny superb solo run to double
Sunday, strengthening its Soriano a spot kick that he moved level on points with Basque team recorded its the lead, before Sevilla’s
hold on fourth place and converted five minutes into third-place Real Madrid biggest win in its second Victor “Vitolo” Machin
the last Champions League injury time to secure Villar- before it visits Valencia lat- season in the top flight. An- pulled one back right be-
berth. real a fifth straight win. er.Deportivo’s loss was just der Capa, Sergio “Keko” fore halftime.
Soriano got his first goal Soriano continued his su- its third all season through Gontan, Adrian Gonzalez Elsewhere, Real Socie-
in the 36th minute when perb week after he also 18 rounds, and it ended a and Borja “Baston” Gonza- dad fought back to sal-
the midfielder was left un- scored a free kick to earn 10-game unbeaten run in lez all scored for Eibar. vage a 2-2 draw at rele-
marked to fire in Mario Gas- a victory over Valencia on all competitions as it slid Eibar climbed into eighth gation-threatened Rayo
par’s squared pass, before Thursday. into seventh place. place, while Sevilla slipped Vallecano.q
English Roundup:
Chelsea takes victory in style; Spurs held by Everton
STEVE DOUGLAS Crystal Palace’s Mile Jedinak, left, and Chung-yong Lee, right, challenge with Chelsea’s Diego have only lost twice all sea-
AP Sports Writer Costa, centre, during the English Premier League soccer match between Crystal Palace and son in the league.
MANCHESTER, England Chelsea at Selhurst Park stadium in London, Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016. Tottenham ended the
(AP) — Chelsea signaled its busy festive period with 10
intent to surge up the Pre- (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth) points from a possible 12,
mier League by crushing more than any other side
Crystal Palace 3-0 on Sun- place Tottenham. perb volley earning Spurs are genuine challengers for in the league.
day in a stylish display that Spurs lost ground in the ti- a point after canceling out the trophy. Only six points “The way we played today,
had shades of last season’s tle race by drawing 1-1 at Aaron Lennon’s opener. separate Tottenham and we can achieve what we
cruise to the champion- Everton in Sunday’s other But Spurs’ domination at its north London rival Arse- want,” Tottenham man-
ship. Oscar, Willian and Di- game, with Dele Alli’s su- Goodison Park shows they nal in first place, and Spurs ager Mauricio Pochettino
ego Costa scored for Chel- said. The belief appears to
sea, which is out of realistic be back at Chelsea, which
title contention following a looks a different side to the
dismal start to its defense one that struggled under
but could still challenge for Mourinho. Its attacking
a Champions League spot players are playing with
on the evidence of its per- more freedom, with Spain
formance at Selhurst Park. internationals Cesc Fabre-
The champions are un- gas and Costa excelling
beaten in four matches against Palace.
under caretaker manager Costa ran onto Fabregas’
Guus Hiddink since firing through-ball, cut in and
Jose Mourinho a week be- squared a pass for Oscar
fore Christmas, but are still to sidefoot home into an
languishing in 14th place empty net for the opening
— 13 points behind fourth- goal in the 29th. q
French Roundup:
Ibrahimovic scores winner as PSG advances in French Cup
SAMUEL PETREQUIN in control throughout and this.” Having opened up of French football, Monaco tier teams also advancing
AP Sports Writer created plenty of scoring a 19-point lead over sec- took advantage of its op- to the round of 32 were
PARIS (AP) — Zlatan Ibrahi- chances. But it lacked a ond-place Monaco at the ponents’ attacking style of Lille, Lorient, Saint-Etienne,
movic headed home the cutting edge until the Swe- top of the French league play to catch them on the Bordeaux, Lyon and Mont-
winner as Paris Saint-Ge- den international connect- standings in just 19 games, break and score goals ga- pellier. Lyon’s new coach
main started the defense ed with Marco Verratti’s PSG is looking to reproduce lore in a 10-2 victory. Bruno Genesio, who re-
of its French Cup title with a long ball on the hour mark. the domestic treble Lau- Both teams finished with placed Hubert Fournier
scrappy 1-0 win over fourth- “We’d like to have played rent Blanc’s side achieved 10 men following an alter- during the winter break,
tier side Wasquehal while better today, to be safe last season when it won the cation early in the second celebrated his first game in
Monaco scored 10 goals to earlier in the match and league title, the League half between Monaco charge with a 7-0 thrashing
advance on Sunday. play with more serenity,” Cup and the Cup. striker Lacina Traore — who of fifth-division Limoges af-
Playing its first game of 2016 PSG coach Laurent Blanc Facing amateur club Saint- scored four goals before ter Maxwell Cornet and Ra-
in the northern city of Lille in said. “But this afternoon we Jean-Beaulieu, a team being sent off — and Yann chid Ghezzal each scored
rainy conditions, PSG was were unable to achieve playing in the seventh tier Mariotti. Among the top- a brace. q
