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Villarreal Grab Late Win

Sun 10 Feb, 12:09 AM


Villarreal have moved up to third in the Primera Liga table after a last-gasp and somewhat undeserved win at lowly Murcia.

Despite failing to threaten for much of the second half they stole the points in the third-minute of injury time with virtually the last kick of the game.

Guillermo Franco latched onto a neat through-ball and put question marks over offside appeals to the back of his mind before slotting home past Antonio Notario to snatch the win.

Deportivo La Coruna have pulled a point away from the drop zone after claiming a 1-1 draw against Getafe at El Riazor.

The relegation-threatened outfit secured a first-half lead when Mario netted an own goal just a minute before the interval.

However, Depor were unable to protect their advantage with Ikechukwu Uche levelling matters with a 69th minute equaliser.

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