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Sevilla goes second in La Liga
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 22 - 09 - 2016

Europa League holder Sevilla provisionally moved up to second in La Liga after winning a controversial local derby 1-0 at home to Real Betis Tuesday.
Argentina international Gabriel Mercado scored the winner with a close range finish in the 51st minute after a set piece.
Betis thought it had equalized three minutes later when Alex Alegria tucked home a low Ruben Castro cross but it was wrongly ruled out for offside by referee Javier Estrada Fernandez.
Sevilla has 11 points, one behind Real Madrid, which welcome Villarreal on Wednesday when third-placed champion Barcelona, on nine points, hosts Atletico Madrid, which has eight.
Betis is 13th with five points from five games.
Earlier, Malaga picked up its first win of the season, coming from behind to beat Eibar 2-1 at home.
AC Milan wins again
AC Milan has won consecutive Serie A matches for the first time since February.
The Rossoneri beat visiting Lazio 2-0 Tuesday to follow up a 1-0 win over Sampdoria Friday.
Carlos Bacca opened the scoring in the first half and M'Baye Niang converted a penalty after the break.
Milan moved within one point of Serie A leader Napoli, which visits Genoa Wednesday. Lazio remained three points back.
Dortmund
demolishes Wolfsburg
Borussia Dortmund crushed VfL Wolfsburg 5-1 away Tuesday, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scoring twice, to top the Bundesliga ahead of champion Bayern Munich on goal difference.
Dortmund is level on nine points with Bayern and third-placed Hertha Berlin, which the champion hosts Wednesday.
Eintracht Frankfurt moved on to nine points by winning 2-0 at Ingolstadt, while struggling Hamburg SV slumped to a third loss in four matches with a 1-0 reverse at mid-table Freiburg, leaving coach Bruno Labbadia's job in the balance.
PSG blanks Dijon
Champions Paris St Germain provisionally moved back to the top of Ligue 1 as Adam Lang's own goal, Edinson Cavani's penalty and a second-half header from Lucas Moura downed promoted Dijon 3-0 at the Parc des Princes Tuesday.
The victory takes PSG to 13 points and above Monaco on goal difference although the principality side could restore a three-point lead when it travels to undefeated Nice Wednesday.
PSG's next opponent, high-flying Toulouse, beat Lille 2-1 away, with a double from the outstanding Ola Toivonen either side of Marko Basa's first-half effort for the hosts.
Toulouse moved up to third spot on 11 points. — Agencies


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