Mallorca lose to bottom club Espanyol

Mallorca in 17th place in La Liga were away to bottom club Espanyol in Sunday's midday clash.

On six minutes, Budimir, who is apparently on Barcelona's radar, had a chance to put Mallorca ahead. It was missed, but Mallorca were all over the home side, forcing four corners in the first ten minutes. A sloppy header in the 27th by centre-back Raíllo almost proved costly, but Valjent prevented Raúl de Tomás from scoring.

Eleven minutes into the second period, and this time De Tomás scored - a header from Darder's assist. The verve shown by Mallorca in the first half had gone. Predictable in attack, Espanyol posed the greater threat, and Darder had a clear chance on 77 minutes to make it two; Reina came to Mallorca's rescue.

Budimir headed wide in time added on, a rare opportunity for Mallorca in a disappointing second half.