http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/20462-rcd-espanyol.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/int/organizations/20462-rcd-espanyol.html http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2079092-barcelona-clinches-league-when-real-madrid-draws.html MADRID (AP) — Lionel Messi might have powered Barcelona to this season's Spanish league crown, but it fell to humble crosstown rival Espanyol to finally finish off Real Madrid's title defense with a 1-1 draw on Saturday. So after 10 months of competition, Barcelona's 22nd league title and fourth in five years wasn't decided at Camp Nou, but rather a few m... Sat, 11 May 2013 23:47:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2079092-barcelona-clinches-league-when-real-madrid-draws.html 2013-05-11T23:47:59Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2079462-barcelona-reclaims-spanish-title-amid-doubts.html MADRID (AP) — Barcelona collected its 22nd Spanish league trophy on Saturday after forward Lionel Messi helped it dominate the competition from start to finish with another outlandish scoring campaign. Barcelona wrapped up a title that had been a foregone conclusion for months when titleholder Real Madrid drew 1-1 at Espanyol, giving it an insurmountable ... Sat, 11 May 2013 22:42:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2079462-barcelona-reclaims-spanish-title-amid-doubts.html 2013-05-11T22:42:27Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2073600-barca-clinch-spanish-league-title-atletico.html MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has done its best to delay the inevitable, but Barcelona has another chance to finally clinch the Spanish league title this weekend. A win by Barcelona at Atletico Madrid on Sunday will seal the Catalan club's 22nd league title and fourth in five years - although the team may already be champions by then if Madrid drops points at... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:27:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2073600-barca-clinch-spanish-league-title-atletico.html 2013-05-09T10:27:37Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2049564-sociedad-beats-valencia-to-cement-hold-4th-spot.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad striker Imanol Agirretxe scored two goals and set up a third in a highly entertaining 4-2 comeback win over Valencia on Sunday. Sociedad's victory strengthened its hold on fourth place and Spain's last Champions League berth by increasing its lead to five points over fifth-place Valencia with five rounds left. "We too... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 21:35:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2049564-sociedad-beats-valencia-to-cement-hold-4th-spot.html 2013-04-28T21:35:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2034504-falcao-atletico-1-0-win-sevilla.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Radamel Falcao scored his 25th goal of the Spanish league season to give Atletico Madrid a hard-fought 1-0 win at Sevilla and keep his team in the hunt for a second-place finish on Sunday. Also, Real Sociedad extended its unbeaten run to 14 straight games by drawing 0-0 at Osasuna, while Espanyol beat nine-man Getafe 2-0 for its th... Sun, 21 Apr 2013 21:54:55 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2034504-falcao-atletico-1-0-win-sevilla.html 2013-04-21T21:54:55Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2017668-deportivo-escapes-drop-zone-with-win-levante.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Deportivo La Coruna rolled to a 4-0 victory at Levante to provisionally escape the Spanish league's relegation zone for the first time in 18 weeks after its fourth consecutive win on Saturday. Also, Malaga forward Julio Baptista struck in injury time to grab a 1-0 win over visiting Osasuna four days after the Costa del Sol side was... Sat, 13 Apr 2013 22:41:57 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2017668-deportivo-escapes-drop-zone-with-win-levante.html 2013-04-13T22:41:57Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2003450-9-man-atletico-sputters-to-0-0-draw-getafe.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Nine-man Atletico Madrid sputtered to a 0-0 draw at Getafe Sunday in the Spanish league, as Diego Simeone's team fell further adrift of Real Madrid in their fight for a second-place finish. Atletico has only one win in its last five games and failed to match Madrid's victory from Saturday to fall four points behind the defending ch... Sun, 07 Apr 2013 22:29:03 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/2003450-9-man-atletico-sputters-to-0-0-draw-getafe.html 2013-04-07T22:29:03Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1989230-atletico-held-to-1-1-draw-valencia.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atletico Madrid squandered a chance to reclaim second place in the Spanish league when it was held to a 1-1 home draw by Valencia on Sunday. Despite missing several first-choice players to injury, Valencia dominated the first half at Vicente Calderon Stadium, especially exposing the hosts on the flanks. Atletico needed goalkeeper T... Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:05:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1989230-atletico-held-to-1-1-draw-valencia.html 2013-03-31T22:05:17Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1988398-sociedad-to-vela-bravo-espanyol-visit.html SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad will be without forward Carlos Vela and goalkeeper Claudio Bravo for Sunday's Spanish league game at Espanyol. Sociedad is on an impressive run of just one loss in its last 18 league games and is fighting for a top-four finish and a Champions League berth for next season. The club says Vela, who leads Sociedad wit... Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:35:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1988398-sociedad-to-vela-bravo-espanyol-visit.html 2013-03-30T16:35:25Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1960754-messi-hits-brace-barcelonas-3-1-win-rayo.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi extended his Spanish league scoring record to 18 straight games with a brace in Barcelona's 3-1 win over visiting Rayo Vallecano on Sunday, making sure the leader avoided a letdown after its historic Champions League comeback against AC Milan. Messi set up David Villa to score Barcelona's opener in the 25th minute, and... Sun, 17 Mar 2013 23:29:54 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1960754-messi-hits-brace-barcelonas-3-1-win-rayo.html 2013-03-17T23:29:54Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1959670-madrid-fights-5-2-win-mallorca.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Madrid trailed twice before fighting back with three goals in a seven-minute span to beat Mallorca 5-2 in the Spanish league on Saturday and avoid another slip-up to a low-profile side. Mallorca entered the match after back-to-back wins and led 2-1 at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium after goals from Emilio Nsue and Alejandro Alfaro,... Sat, 16 Mar 2013 23:00:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1959670-madrid-fights-5-2-win-mallorca.html 2013-03-16T23:00:47Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1911644-falcao-atletico-1-0-win-espanyol.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Radamel Falcao scored his 21st goal in the Spanish league this season to give 10-man Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Espanyol on Sunday, ensuring the team stays in second place before its Copa del Rey semifinal. Falcao slotted a spot kick into the lower left corner of the net in the 37th minute at Vicente Calderon Stadium after one ... Sun, 24 Feb 2013 23:01:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1911644-falcao-atletico-1-0-win-espanyol.html 2013-02-24T23:01:05Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1881272-messi-iniesta-lead-barca-to-6-1-win-getafe.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi extended his league record by scoring for a 13th consecutive round as Barcelona beat Getafe 6-1 at Camp Nou on Sunday, with Andres Iniesta controlling much of the game for the Spanish leaders. Iniesta set up Alexis Sanchez to open the scoring in the sixth minute. Messi then doubled the advantage from another move start... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 21:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1881272-messi-iniesta-lead-barca-to-6-1-win-getafe.html 2013-02-10T21:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1847974-valencia-levante-snatch-late-wins-spain.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Valencia and Levante won in dramatic fashion from late goals in the Spanish league on Saturday, lifting the pair of crosstown rivals into Europa League positions. Defender Ricardo Costa headed in Valencia's injury-time winner to cap its 3-2 fightback victory at nine-man Deportivo La Coruna, while Levante edged out Valladolid 2-1 th... Sat, 26 Jan 2013 23:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1847974-valencia-levante-snatch-late-wins-spain.html 2013-01-26T23:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1830988-espanyol-beats-10-man-mallorca-3-2-spain.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Espanyol beat 10-man Mallorca 3-2 at home in the Spanish league on Friday as the Barcelona-based side confirmed its turnaround under coach Javier Aguirre. Simao Sabrosa scored a free kick to give Espanyol the lead in the 17th minute, but Giovani Dos Santos equalized in the 35th and former Espanyol midfielder put Mallorca ahead in t... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1830988-espanyol-beats-10-man-mallorca-3-2-spain.html 2013-01-18T22:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1815976-real-madrid-held-to-0-0-last-place-osasuna.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Ten-man Real Madrid slumped to a dire 0-0 draw at Osasuna in the Spanish league as coach Jose Mourinho failed to compensate for the absence of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo on Saturday. With Ronaldo serving a one-game suspension, Madrid's pedestrian attack didn't manage a shot between the posts until injury time and was lucky to avo... Sat, 12 Jan 2013 22:07:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1815976-real-madrid-held-to-0-0-last-place-osasuna.html 2013-01-12T22:07:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1803792-real-madrid-hosts-celta-vigo-copa-del-rey.html MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid has an opportunity to quiet recent fan criticism when it takes on Celta Vigo in a must-win Copa del Rey match at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. Madrid must recover from a 2-1 loss in the first leg of the round of 16 to progress Wednesday in the cup competition. In the league, Madrid trails Barcelona by 16 points after 18 matches,... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 13:03:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1803792-real-madrid-hosts-celta-vigo-copa-del-rey.html 2013-01-07T13:03:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1802316-messi-ronaldo-score-prelude-to-ballon-dor.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both scored to help their teams win in the Spanish league on Sunday, a day before the two stars and Andres Iniesta vie for the FIFA Ballon d'Or prize. Messi scored for an eighth straight Spanish league game by converting a penalty in Barcelona's 4-0 thrashing of crosstown rival Espanyol, while Ron... Sun, 06 Jan 2013 21:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1802316-messi-ronaldo-score-prelude-to-ballon-dor.html 2013-01-06T21:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1797274-madrid-aims-to-erase-dire-to-2012-vs-sociedad.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Battered by poor results, dressing room strife, and now injuries, Real Madrid will return from a much-needed winter break in the Spanish league to host up-and-coming Real Sociedad on Sunday. Madrid coach Jose Mourinho set off a firestorm of criticism in Madrid's last game of 2012 by dropping Spain goalkeeper Iker Casillas. The move... Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:02:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1797274-madrid-aims-to-erase-dire-to-2012-vs-sociedad.html 2013-01-03T11:02:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1779878-sociedad-beats-struggling-sevilla-2-1-spain.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Real Sociedad dealt another blow to Sevilla's slumping season with a 2-1 home win Thursday that kept the Basque club unbeaten in seven rounds of the Spanish league. Also on Thursday, Espanyol beat last-place Deportivo La Coruna 2-0 to escape the relegation zone, while Rayo Vallecano downed visiting Levante 3-0. Sociedad forward Car... Thu, 20 Dec 2012 23:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1779878-sociedad-beats-struggling-sevilla-2-1-spain.html 2012-12-20T23:32:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1769716-barcelona-beats-atletico-4-1-madrid-held-to-draw.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Lionel Messi scored his 22nd double of 2012 to reach 90 goals as Barcelona beat closest rival Atletico Madrid 4-1 on Sunday, opening up a nine-point lead and sitting 13 in front of Real Madrid in the Spanish league. It was Barcelona's league-record 15th victory in 16 rounds and came just after floundering Madrid had conceded in the... Sun, 16 Dec 2012 22:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1769716-barcelona-beats-atletico-4-1-madrid-held-to-draw.html 2012-12-16T22:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1766338-atleticos-title-credentials-face-barcelona-test.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Atletico Madrid has a second chance to prove it can be considered a real contender for the Spanish league title when it visits high-flying Barcelona on Sunday. Two weeks ago, Atletico flopped in its 2-0 loss at Real Madrid in the first serious test of its championship credentials. Now Diego Simeone's side will have to find a way to... Fri, 14 Dec 2012 11:58:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1766338-atleticos-title-credentials-face-barcelona-test.html 2012-12-14T11:58:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1753044-oezil-nets-2-to-madrid-3-2-win-valladolid.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Midfielder Mesut Oezil scored two exquisite goals to give Real Madrid a 3-2 comeback win at promoted Valladolid in the Spanish league on Saturday. Madrid rebounded from its last away loss at Real Betis with a valuable three points that cut the gap with Barcelona to eight points before the league leader's tough visit on Sunday to th... Sat, 08 Dec 2012 22:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1753044-oezil-nets-2-to-madrid-3-2-win-valladolid.html 2012-12-08T22:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1751980-negredo-nets-late-to-sevilla-draw-espanyol.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Spain striker Alvaro Negredo returned from injury to score an injury-time equalizer and secure 10-man Sevilla a 2-2 draw at struggling Espanyol in the Spanish league on Friday. After Espanyol's Joan Verdu and Sevilla's Ivan Rakitic had both scored penalties in the 13th and 24th minutes, Sevilla went a man down when Jose Antonio Rey... Fri, 07 Dec 2012 22:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1751980-negredo-nets-late-to-sevilla-draw-espanyol.html 2012-12-07T22:05:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1737882-joel-campbell-betis-3-2-win-deportivo.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Costa Rica forward Joel Campbell netted a late winner from long range to give Real Betis a 3-2 victory at Deportivo La Coruna in the Spanish league on Sunday. Back-to-back wins for Betis lifted it into fourth place and the Champions League positions. Ruben Castro put Betis in control with his seventh and eighth goals of the season ... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 23:53:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1737882-joel-campbell-betis-3-2-win-deportivo.html 2012-12-02T23:53:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1733036-coach-aguirre-promises-to-save-espanyol.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Former Mexico manager Javier Aguirre says he is committed to rescuing Spanish club Espanyol from relegation. Aguirre said at his presentation as the team's new coach on Thursday that last-place Espanyol "has to be saved and it will be saved." Espanyol ended coach Mauricio Pochettino's four-season stint after the team won just two o... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:37:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1733036-coach-aguirre-promises-to-save-espanyol.html 2012-11-29T12:37:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1729854-barcelona-beats-alaves-to-advance-copa-del-rey.html MADRID (AP) — Two goals by David Villa on Wednesday eased Barcelona into the fifth round of the Copa del Rey with a 3-1 home win against Alaves to advance 4-1 on aggregate. Alaves silenced the Camp Nou ahead of celebrations to mark its 113th birthday later this month by taking the lead when Borja Viguera headed Miquel "Miki" Martinez's long-range cross in... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1729854-barcelona-beats-alaves-to-advance-copa-del-rey.html 2012-11-28T22:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1728322-espanyol-appoints-javier-aguirre-coach.html MADRID (AP) — Spanish club Espanyol says it has hired Mexican veteran Javier Aguirre as coach to replace the fired Mauricio Pochettino. Espanyol is in last place in the Spanish league with nine points from 13 games. The club says "Javier Aguirre has become Espanyol's new coach until the 30th of June of next year." Aguirre last coached Real Zaragoza, a job... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 12:51:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1728322-espanyol-appoints-javier-aguirre-coach.html 2012-11-28T12:51:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1724200-espanyol-fires-mauricio-pochettino-coach.html MADRID (AP) — The Spanish club Espanyol says it has fired coach Mauricio Pochettino and sports director Ramon Planes, but has not immediately said who will replace the pair. Espanyol is in last place in the Spanish league after a 2-0 home defeat to Getafe on Sunday, with nine points from 13 games played this season. "Mauricio Pochettino will today stop be... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 17:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1724200-espanyol-fires-mauricio-pochettino-coach.html 2012-11-26T17:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1721092-espanyol-player-accuses-spanish-referees-racism.html BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Espanyol's Wakaso Mubarak has accused referees in the Spanish league of racism. The Ghana midfielder says "I feel bad saying this, but referees book players because of the color of their skin. I think referees respect some players and others no." Wakaso leads the Spanish league in yellow cards this season with eight. ... Sat, 24 Nov 2012 11:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/int/sports/soccer/1721092-espanyol-player-accuses-spanish-referees-racism.html 2012-11-24T11:26:00Z