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ESPANYOL
TEAM NOTES
Coach: Miguel Angel Lotina (2nd year) Liga Primera
Record: 8-10-6
Rank: 14th, 24 points
Last Result: 4-0 loss at Real Madrid, February 4
Streak: Lost 1 Next Game: vs. Racing Santander, February 12 UEFA Cup Last Result: Group Stage 1-0 win vs. Maccabi Petah-Tikva, December 15 Next Game: Round of 32 at Schalke, February 15 Copa del Rey Last Result: Quarterfinals 2-0 win vs. Cadiz, January 25 (Advance 4-0 on aggregate) Next Game: Semifinals vs. Deportivo, February 9 Former Deportivo-striker Walter Pandiani scored a late goal to give Espanyol a 2-1 advantage in the Copa del Rey semifinals on Thursday. Espanyol took advantage of the red card to Deportivo defender Fabricio Coloccini with 30 minutes remaining. The date of the second leg match has been moved to accommodate Espanyol's fixture in the UEFA Cup. In Liga Primera action, Espanyol found itself on the wrong end of another drubbing in a 4-0 loss to Real Madrid last weekend. Espanyol has been outscored, 9-0, in its last two games away from home. Star-striker Raul Tamudo, who had scored six goals in his last seven matches, will miss the next two-to-three weeks with an injury to his left calf. Club President Daniel Sanchez Llibre was re-elected to another five-year term. Espanyol hosts Racing Santander this weekend before heading to Germany to face Schalke in UEFA Cup action next week.
SCOREBOARD
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Espanyol  
Villarreal  
 

SPANISH PRIMERA STANDINGS
Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Barcelona 23 16 3 4 53 20 52
Valencia 23 13 3 7 34 19 46
Real Madrid 23 14 6 3 44 23 45
Osasuna 23 13 6 4 29 24 43
Celta Vigo 23 12 8 3 25 24 39
Sevilla 23 11 7 5 31 21 38
Deportivo Coruna 23 10 7 6 31 25 36
Villarreal 23 9 6 8 28 22 35
Atletico Madrid 23 8 7 8 27 23 32
Real Zaragoza 23 7 5 11 32 31 32
GETAFE 23 8 9 6 32 29 30
Racing Santander 23 6 8 9 21 26 27
Real Sociedad 23 7 12 4 32 44 25
Espanyol 23 6 11 6 20 35 24
CD ALAVES 23 5 11 7 24 36 22
Real Betis 23 5 11 7 20 32 22
CADIZ 23 5 11 7 17 30 22
Malaga 23 5 13 5 28 37 20
Athletic Bilbao 23 4 12 7 25 34 19
Mallorca 23 4 12 7 22 40 19

c-league champion, r-relegated to lower division
ESPANYOL SCHEDULE
Date Time Teams Stories
Sun. January 9th 11:00 a.m. ET Espanyol 4, Osasuna 1  
Sun. January 16th 11:00 a.m. ET Espanyol 1, Athletic Bilbao 1  
Sun. January 23rd 11:00 a.m. ET Deportivo Coruna 4, Espanyol 1  
Sun. January 30th 11:00 a.m. ET Real Betis 2, Espanyol 2  
 

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