Parakeets Knock Off Sevilla On The Road

At Seville, Spain:

Jose Maria Callejon scored twice (41', 78') as Espanyol knocked off Sevilla 2-1 on the road Saturday in the Spanish Premiera Divsion. 

Parakeets Fall At Valencia

At Valencia, Spain:

Juan Muta scored a controversial game-winning goal in second-half stoppage time as Valencia defeated visiting Espanyol 2-1 in Sunday Spanish Premiera Division action. 

Barca Blitz Espanyol In Local Derby To Hand Parakeets First Home Defeat

At Barcelona:

David Villa scored twice (76', 84') as Barcelona handed Espanyol their first home setback of the season as they throttled the Parakeets 5-1 in Saturday Spanish Premiera Division action.

Lions Stun Visiting Parakeets With Late Comeback

At Bilbao, Spain:

Fernando Llorente (73') and David Lopez (78') provided the late goal power as Athletic Bilbao came from behind to knock off visiting Espanyol 2-1 in Sunday Spainsh Premiera Division action. 

Parakeets Stay Perfect At Home

At Barcelona:

Luis Garcia's goal at 70 minutes provided all the scoring as Espanyol maintained their perfect start to their home Spanish Premiera Division season on Sunday with a 1-0 win over Sporting Gijon. 

Parakeets Knock Off Atletico In Madrid

At Madrid:

Luis Garcia (PK-22'), Joan Verdu (53'), and Pablo Osvaldo (78') provided the scoring that carried Espanyol to a 3-2 road win over Atletico Madrid in Saturday action in the Spanish Premiera Division.

Another Home Win For Parakeets

At Barcelona:

In Sunday Spanish Premiera Division action, Espanyol maintained their perfect home record with a 3-0 beatdown of visiting Hercules. Joan Verdu (15'), Dani Osvaldo (PK-81'), and Luis Garcia (PK-90') each delivered a goal for the Parakeets.  

Parakeets and Highlanders Battle To Scoreless Draw In Santander

At Santander, Spain:

Sunday's Spanish Premiera Division contest between Racing Santander and visiting Espanyol ended in a 0-0 stalemate.

Parakeets Still Perfect At Home

At Barcelona:

Javi Marquez scored the only goal of the match in the first minute as Espanyol maintained their perfect home record in the Spanish Premiera Division campaign to date with a 1-0 home win over struggling Malaga on Saturday. 

Parakeets Belted On The Road

At A Coruna, Spain:


Adrian Lopez (28'), Alberto Lopo (76'), and Diego Colotto (87') each scored a goal as Deportivo La Coruna picked up their first win of the Spanish Premiera Division season with a 3-0 home beatdown of Espanyol on Sunday.

Parakeets Remain Perfect At Home

At Barcelona:

Espanyol maintained their perfect home record in Spanish Premiera Division play on Sunday with a 2-1 home win over Levante.  Jesus Datolo (13') and Jose Maria Callejon (81') each delivered a goal for the Parakeets.

Road Win For Parakeets

At Palma, Balearic Islands, Spain:

Luis Garcia's successful penalty kick at 32 minutes provided all the scoring as Espanyol defeated Mallorca 1-0 on the road in Sunday Spanish Premiera Division action.  It was the Parakeets' first league win on the road this season.

Own Goal Costs Parakeets Contest In Basque Country

At San Sebastian, Spain:

Juan Forlin's own goal (85') carried Real Sociedad to a 1-0 home win over Espanyol in Saturday Spanish Premiera Division action.  The win ended the hosts' three-game losing streak. 

Parakeets Hold Off 10-Man Osasuna

At Barcelona, Spain:

Espanyol, with Alvaro Vasquez scoring the game's lone goal at 25 minutes, defeated 10-man visiting Osasuna 1-0 in Sunday Spanish Premiera Division action, as the Parakeets maintained their perfect league record at home.

Parakeets No Match For Galacticos

At Madrid:

Cristiano Ronaldo (PK-28'), Gonzalo Higquain (79'), and Karim Benzema (87') each scored once as ten-man Real Madrid dominated visiting---and nine-man---Espanyol 3-0 in Tuesday action in the Spanish Premiera Division.

Parakeets Win

At Barcelona, Spain:

Jose Maria Callejon scored the only goal of the match at 47 minutes as Espanyol defeated visiting Almeria 1-0 in Saturday Spanish Premeira Division action. 

Parakeets Torpedoed By Yellow Sub

At Villarreal, Spain:

Giuseppe Rossi scored twice (23', PK-55') as Villarreal pummeled visiting Espanyol 4-0 in Sunday action in the Spanish Premiera Division.

Parakeets Lifted By Dani's Double

At Barcelona, Spain:

Dani Osvaldo's double (34', 55') carried Espanyol to a 3-1 home win over Getafe in the Spanish Premiera Division season opener for both clubs on Sunday.

Hey Manuel, Make Way For Jose

Apparently, ending up with the second highest point total ever in Spanish Premiera Division play, and a club points record,  weren't  good enough.

LEO THE LION HELPS GUIDE BARCA TO LA LIGA TITLE

At Barcelona:

Sunday marked the final day of play in Spain's Premiera Division and Lionel Messi scored twice in the second half (62', 76') as Barcelona won their second straight league title with a 4-0 home brass knuckling of visiting (and now relegated, along with Tenerife and Xerez) Valladolid.

FINAL LA LIGA STANDINGS:

1. FC Barcelona (GP: 38; GD: +74; PTS: 99)
2. Real Madrid (GP: 38; GD: +67; PTS: 96)
3. Valencia (GP: 38; GD: +19; PTS: 71)
4. Sevilla (GP: 38; GD: +16; PTS: 63)
5. Mallorca (GP: 38; GD: +15; PTS: 62)
6. Getafe (GP: 38; GD: +10; PTS: 58)
7. Villarreal (GP: 38; GD: +1; PTS: 56)
8. Athletic Bilbao (GP: 38; GD: -3; PTS: 54)
9. Atletico Madrid (GP: 38; GD: -4; PTS: 47)
10. Deportivo La Coruna (GP: 38; GD: -14; PTS: 47)
11. Espanyol (GP: 38; GD: -17; PTS: 44)
12. Osasuna (GP: 38; GD: -9;PTS: 43)
13. Almeria (GP: 38; GD: -12; PTS: 42)
14. Real Zaragoza (GP: 38; GD: -18; PTS: 41)
15. Sporting de Gijon (GP: 38; GD: -15; PTS: 40)
16. Racing Santander (GP: 38; GD: -17; PTS: 39)
17. Malaga (GP: 38; GD: -6; PTS: 37)
18. Valladolid (GP: 38; GD: -25; PTS: 36)
19. Tenerife (GP: 38; GD: -34; PTS: 36)
20. Xerez (GP: 38; PTS: -28; PTS: 34)

Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Valencia all qualified directly for the group stage of next season's UEFA Champions League.  Sevilla will be playing in the Champions League's playoff round for the right to go to the group stage.  By virtue of defeating Fulham in the May 12 Europa League final, Atletico Madrid automatically qualified for the group stage of next season's Europa League, while Mallorca will play in the playoff round and Getafe will take part in the third qualifying round.  Valladolid, Tenerife, and Xerez were all relegated to the Segunda Division.