Madrid: Mallorca's hopes of avoiding relegation from the Spanish league were kept alive by a 1-0 win against Real Betis on Monday. With two rounds left, 19th-place Mallorca are three points behind 17th-place Deportivo La Coruna but with an inferior goal difference.
Mallorca striker Tomer Hemed scored in the 21st minute from close to the penalty spot after goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel saved Victor Casadesus Castano's initial shot.
Betis stayed seventh in the standings on 52 points. Mallorca play Atletico Madrid and Valladolid before the season ends.
Barcelona have already clinched the league title and can match Real Madrid's 2012 record haul of 100 points by winning their last two matches....
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09:10 AM, May 21, 2013
Barcelona: Lionel Messi netted two goals within 15 minutes of coming on as a substitute to give Barcelona a 4-2 comeback win over Real Betis on Sunday and push his team to the brink of the Spanish league title. After his teammates had rallied back twice to level at 2-2, Messi went on in the 56th and four minutes later curled in a free kick to extend his record scoring...
08:03 AM, May 06, 2013
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi missed training on Friday as he battles to regain fitness for the La Liga leaders' final few matches of the campaign. "The Argentine forward ... did physiotherapy work" apart from the rest of his team mates, Barca said in a statement on their website. Messi damaged a hamstring just over a month ago and although he had been given the all-clear by medical staff he was...
08:06 AM, May 04, 2013
Madrid: Deportivo La Coruna held Real Betis to a 1-1 draw in the Spanish league on Monday, extending their unbeaten away run to six matches and denting Betis' bid to qualify for Europe. Deportivo striker Ivan "Riki" Sanchez-Rico dribbled past three defenders before beating goalkeeper Adrian San Miguel to score in the sixth minute. He could have scored again three minutes later but San Miguel athletically saved his powerful shot....
10:13 AM, Apr 30, 2013
Ruben Castro scored late to give Real Betis a 2-1 win over Osasuna as the Andalusian side rose to provisional fifth place in the Spanish league. ...
09:02 AM, Mar 09, 2013
Betis strengthened their hold on fourth place and Spain's last Champions League spot. Bilbao moved up into 15th, four points from the relegation zone. ...
08:26 AM, Jan 22, 2013
An early goal by Radamel Falcao helped Atletico Madrid to a 2-0 home win against Real Betis. ...
09:01 AM, Jan 18, 2013
Strike pair Ruben Castro and Jorge Molina both scored to give Real Betis a 2-1 win at Real Zaragoza. ...
09:57 AM, Jan 05, 2013
Barcelona: Barcelona forward Lionel Messi was unstoppable on Sunday as he demonstrated why his team fill the top spot in the Spanish league. Messi broke a 40-year record for most goals in a year by scoring his 85th and 86th goals of 2012 to lead Barcelona to a 2-1 win at Real Betis. Messi struck in the 16th and 25th minutes to break German great Gerd Mueller's 1972 record of...
04:23 AM, Dec 10, 2012
Madrid: Lionel Messi should be available for Sunday's La Liga match at Real Betis after recovering from a blow to the knee sustained in Wednesday's Champions League game against Benfica, Barca said on Saturday. The Argentine World Player of the Year initially appeared to have suffered a more serious injury after colliding with Benfica goalkeeper Artur late in the 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp but tests ruled out anything...
09:55 PM, Dec 08, 2012
Hague: Earlier this week, Guus Hiddink declared he was enjoying "in principle" his last season as a football coach, but Thursday he downplayed that statement again. " 'In principle' says it all," the 66-year-old coach of Russian club Anzhi Makhachkala said, reports Xinhua. "I have so much fun and energy. If I'm still wanted, it may be different again." Hiddink started as coach of Anzhi this year. After 17 match...
02:26 PM, Nov 30, 2012
Barcelona: The Spanish league is barely three months old, but Real Madrid's title defense is in serious danger after Real Betis midfielder Benat Etxebarria struck from long range to deal last season's champion a 1-0 loss on Saturday. Madrid appeared to have put its struggles from earlier this season well behind it after stringing together five straight wins, but even with Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Kaka on the pitch,...
04:54 AM, Nov 25, 2012
Madrid: Real Betis scored four times in the second half to earn a 4-2 win at Getafe on Monday and climb to fourth place in the Spanish league. After a scoreless and finely balanced first half, substitute Jorge Molina broke the deadlock in the 59th minute for his fourth goal of the campaign. Diego Castro equalized in the 68th for the hosts after receiving a cross from Francisco Alcacer, but...
08:54 AM, Nov 06, 2012
Madrid: A late error by Valladolid goalkeeper Jaime Jimenez gave Real Betis a 1-0 away victory in the Spanish league on Monday. Jimenez let an easy ball slip from his grasp in the 89th minute, allowing Betis striker Ruben Castro to take advantage for the late winner. It was Betis' first match in three weeks because of the international break plus their game against Atletico Madrid being rescheduled because of...
09:18 AM, Sep 18, 2012
Madrid: Spanish leaders Real Madrid will be wary of a surging Athletic Bilbao as they look to shake off another disappointing loss to Barcelona and focus on maintaining their five-point lead over the defending champions. Bilbao, who have won three straight and are unbeaten in seven matches, are fifth in the league and in the chase for a European place, maybe even a Champions League spot, under new coach Marcelo...
07:36 PM, Jan 20, 2012
Atletico Madrid kept their Champions League hopes for next term alive. ...
02:47 AM, May 05, 2009
Even though Betis pushed for the equaliser they could not find one. ...
01:46 AM, Apr 24, 2009
Helped by a Van der Vaart hat-trick, Real Madrid defeated Sporting Gijon 7-1. ...
01:00 AM, Sep 26, 2008
The Mali midfielder, signed from Olympique Lyon for $33.33 million, sent a bullet header past keeper Toni Doblas. ...
03:30 PM, Sep 24, 2006
