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Updated Monday, March 22, 2010 10:48 am TWN, AP



	Real Madrid's Argentinian forward Gonzalo Higuain, left, vies with Sporting Gijon's defender Gerard Autet during the Spanish league football match Real Madrid against Sporting Gijon at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid, on March 20. (AFP) Enlarge Photo

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Madrid rallies over Sporting Gijon

Miguel de las Cuevas tested Casillas in the 65th minute before Higuain extended Madrid's lead when the Argentina striker ran into space before sliding a left-footed shot under Colinas.

Things certainly weren't going the visitor's way as a Sporting clearance nearly bounced back off Ronaldo into the net in the 72nd. Ronaldo, carrying the load with Kaka and Karim Benzema missing through injury, then volleyed over the bar in the 85th.

Casillas was out quickly in the 77th to keep away deny Diego Castro in Sporting's last opportunity.

Sevilla failed to impress after getting dumped out of Europe's top-tier competition by CSKA Moscow. It trailed from the eighth minute when Pablo Osvaldo headed home with Argentina coach Diego Maradona watching from the stands.

Espanyol goalkeeper Cristian Alvarez made fingertip saves on Diego Perotti and Aldo Pedro Duscher before Osvaldo made it 2-0 on the hour mark as the Argentine striker slotted through Andres Palop's legs for his fourth goal in 10 games.

Sevilla stayed fourth with 44 points three back of Valencia while Espanyol improved to 31.

At El Riazor, Nauzet Aleman and Haris Medunjanin scored either side of the break for Valladolid, which is tied for 18th with Tenerife five points better than Xerez, for its first win of 2010.

Mario Bermejo and Aythami Artiles put Xerez ahead within 15 minutes against Tenerife before it hung on for its fourth win of the season despite Juan Francisco “Nino” Martinez's goal in the 49th.

Leon's equalizer closed a feisty game at the San Mames, where Athletic midfielder Pablo Orbaiz curled home in the 14th to open the scoring but was then sent off for kicking an opponent 13 minutes later.

Manuel Del Moral scored in the 32nd to level the score before Fernando Llorente put Athletic ahead again with his 10th goal of the season through a 79th-minute penalty, which came after defender Miguel Torres was sent off.

Deportivo and Athletic are tied for sixth on 42 points.

In Sunday's games, it's: Mallorca vs. Atletico Madrid; Osasuna vs. Racing Santander; Malaga vs. Villarreal; and Valencia vs. Almeria.

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