Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano scored twice in the second half to give his side a 2-2 draw at home to struggling Malaga in La Liga on Saturday.P>
The visitors, who started the day bottom, had taken a surprise 2-0 first-half lead through Fernando and Duda.
Sevilla stay third with 26 points, but they have missed out on the chance to put pressure on the top two, who met for the first clasico of the season yesterday.
Leaders Real Madrid, with 28 points, visited the Camp Nou with a one-point advantage over arch-rivals and champions Barcelona.
The Andalucian derby was dominated by Sevilla but Fernando put Malaga ahead against the run of play as the hosts struggled to clear a corner after 22 minutes.
Sevilla created openings but again it was the visitors who struck when Duda netted with a precise finish just before the break.
Luis Fabiano cut the deficit with a towering header from a corner just before the hour and spun to fire the equalizer from the edge of the area in the 72nd but could not find a winner.
Malaga climbed off the foot of La Liga and moved up to 17th, ahead of the bottom three on goal difference with seven points.
Valencia also failed to capitalize ahead of yesterday’s top-of-the-table clash when they conceded a late penalty to be held 1-1 at home by Real Mallorca.
David Villa had given them the lead just after the restart, poaching his 10th goal of the campaign.
But Valencia, who lost David Silva to injury in the first half, paid for failing to take their chances.
They gave away a soft penalty five minutes from time, when Bruno Saltor unnecessarily bundled over Gonzalo Castro. Mallorca’s Borja Valero scored from the spot.
Earlier, Villarreal goalkeeper Diego Lopez kept out two penalties against Sporting Gijon but could not prevent his side slipping to a 1-0 defeat.
His first save came in the 75th minute, after his defender Gonzalo Rodriguez had been sent off for a foul in the area.
The Spain international parried Alberto Rivera’s spot kick only to see Mate Bilic put away the rebound for the hosts. In the last minute he blocked a penalty from Bilic.
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