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The fact that playing with ten players from the 28th minute did not prevent Barcelona's "Espanyol" team, which has been playing very inconsistently lately, from surprising experts and defeating Vigo's "Celta" players fighting for a ticket to next year's UEFA Champions League.
"Espanyol" took the lead in the 12th minute when Raul Tamudo sent the ball into the empty net after a great play and pass by Luis Garcia. Fifteen minutes later, defender Armando Sa was sent off the field with a controversial decision by the referee for a foul against Daniel de Ridder near the penalty area.
However, as it turned out later, this incident did not have a decisive impact on the outcome of the match, as Brazilian defender Fredson doubled the lead at the end of the first half after a great pass by Ivan de la Pena, defeating the "Celta" goalkeeper with a long-range shot.
After this victory, "Espanyol" moved up to 12th place in the standings.
Deportivo's players from La Coruna suffered their second consecutive defeat, this time losing at home to Real Sociedad from San Sebastian. Gaizka Garitano scored the only goal at the beginning of the second half, heading the ball into the net after a corner kick.
Today, the central match of the round is being played in Valencia, where "Valencia" hosts "Real" from Madrid.
Match statistics from Round 27 on Saturday:
Barcelona 2 - 0 Vigo 12' [1 - 0] Raul Tamudo 38' [2 - 0] Fredson
La Coruna 0 - 1 San Sebastian 47' [0 - 1] Gaizka Garitano
