Atletico humiliated by Osasuna in Spanish LeagueAtletico Madrid had their brittle confidence shattered ahead of Wednesday's testing Champions League trip to Chelsea losing 3-0 at Osasuna on Sunday. Osasuna scored three times inside the opening half hour as Atletico's suspect defence collapsed with Walter Pandiani Walter Gerardo Pandiani Urquiza (born 27 April, 1976 in Montevideo) is a professional football player from Uruguay currently playing for CA Osasuna. Pandiani, who plays as a striker, has previously played Progreso, Basañez, Peñarol (1998-2000), Deportivo de La Coruña scoring twice to take his season's tally to five before Carlos Aranda notched a third on 29 minutes. Atletico languish 15th in the Spanish league Spanish league can refer to:
Madrid coach Abel Resino Abel Resino González (born February 2, 1960 in Velada, Toledo) is a Spanish football manager and former player. Abel has played for CD Toledo, CD Ciempozuelos and Club Atlético de Madrid, as well as for the Spanish national team as a goalkeeper. has been under pressure all season and the manner of the Osasuna loss will see the knives sharpened further. In the league, Atletico are just a point above the drop zone and in Europe the club have yet to register a win with a point from the first two group games. Promoted Xerez ended a 62-year wait as they finally won their first game in the Spanish top-flight defeating Villarreal 2-1 to move off the bottom of the table at their opponents' expense. Antonito scored a controversial 79th-minute winner for Xerez's historic win as Villarreal and their under-pressure coach Ernesto Valverde Ernesto Valverde Tejedor, known as Txingurri (Euskera: ant) (born February 4, 1964 in Viandar de la Vera, Extremadura), is a Spanish retired footballer and current football manager. He played during the 80s and the 90s in the Spanish football. experienced a new low. "It's a first small step but very important mentally," said Xerez coach Jose Ziganda. "It was a tough game and we were made to suffer as they had some clear chances. However, we had some luck today that we didn't have in previous matches." Veteran French midfielder Robert Pires had put Villarreal ahead in the 17th minute but Mario Bermejo Mario Bermejo Castanedo aka Mario Bermejo (born 7 October 1978 in Santander, Cantabria) is a Spanish football player who currently plays for Polideportivo Ejido on loan from UD Almería of the Spanish Segunda División. His usual demarcation is Forward. equalised adj. 1. p. p. os> of equalise; same as equalized. in the 42nd minute and Antonito struck the decisive blow 11 minutes from time despite protests of a handball handball Any of a variety games in which a small rubber ball is struck against a wall with the hand or fist. It can be played in a three- or four-walled court or against a single wall by two or four players (in singles or doubles games, respectively). . "I thought we were going to score a second with all the chances we had," bemoaned Valverde. "However, they scored a questionable second goal since we should have had a penalty for the foul on Cani and then the clear handball of (Carlos) Calvo." Goal-scorer Pires took his frustrations out after the match by insulting referee Antonio Rubinos Perez who reported the Frenchman in his post-match report. The top four teams were all in action on Saturday as champions Barcelona saw their lead at the top shaved to a point following a 0-0 draw at Valencia. "We tried to win the match but they caused us problems," said Barca coach Pep Guardiola. "We aren?t capable of winning 38 games in a season." Real Madrid defeated Valladolid 4-2 to close to within a point of Barcelona and move three points ahead of Sevilla who saw a sequence of five wins come to an end with a 1-0 loss at Deportivo La Coruna La Co·ru·ña A city of northwest Spain on the Atlantic Ocean west of Oviedo. Perhaps predating Roman times, it was the point of departure for the Spanish Armada (1588). Population: 224,000. . La Coruna are having a fine season and four straight wins have helped them upto fifth. Real Mallorca thrashed Getafe 3-1 on Sunday with a brace from Aritz Aduriz helping them move above Valencia into fifth two points off the top four. In other matches, Espanyol overcame Tenerife 2-1 on Sunday thanks to a brace from Ivan Alonso. Tenerife have yet to collect a point on their travels and are a single point above the relegation RELEGATION, civil law. Among the Romans relegation was a banishment to a certain place, and consequently was an interdiction of all places except the one designated. 2. It differed from deportation. (q.v.) Relegation and deportation agree u these particulars: 1. zone. After starting with three wins Athletic Bilbao are on the slide and fell to a 2-1 home loss against Sporting Gijon to make it a solitary point from the last 12. Meanwhile, Sporting climb to seventh as they look to beat the drop for a second successive season. 
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