Mallorca close on top four with win over Sporting

Milan: Real Mallorca beat visitors Sporting Gijon 3-0 to draw level on points with fourth-placed Sevilla in La Liga.

The islanders kept up their impressive home record with goals from Julio Alvarez, Victor and Pierre Webo to climb to 43 points, but they go fifth due to their inferior head-to-head record with Manolo Jimenez`s side. Real Madrid replaced Barcelona at the top of La Liga on Saturday with a stirring comeback to beat Sevilla 3-2 at home. They drew level on 62 points with Barca, who were held 2-2 in Almeria, but moved above the champions through their superior goal difference. Valencia are third with 46 points and can strengthen their position with a win at home to Racing Santander on Monday.In other games on Sunday, basement side Xerez came back from 2-1 down to register their first away win in the top flight with a 4-2 victory in Malaga. Both sides finished with 10 men, but a double from Momo and further strikes from Leandro Gioda and Fabian Orellana delivered the points for the La Liga debutants. However, they remain bottom with 15 points from 25 games, nine adrift of 17th-placed Real Zaragoza who host Atletico Madrid later on Sunday.Espanyol and Villarreal and Osasuna and Getafe both drew 0-0. Bureau Report