Sporting v Leganés
Sporting Gijón 2-1 Leganes
Sporting Gijon will spend the week sitting ahead of champions Barcelona in LaLiga following a 2-1 win over top-flight new boys Leganes at El Molinon.Nacho Cases profited from some poor defending and Duje Cop netted a penalty before half-time to pave the way for a second successive home win to start the season.Diego Rico pulled a goal back for Leganes after half-time, but the Madrid club slipped to their first-ever defeat in Spain's top flight.Sporting narrowly avoided relegation last season but have made a flying start this term to sit at the top end of the table with seven points after three games.And they leapfrogged Barca, who lost 2-1 at home to Alaves on Saturday night, as they ended Leganes' honeymoon period in the first division.Leganes did not concede a goal in their opening two games - most significantly holding Atletico Madrid to a goalless draw before the international break - but could only blame themselves for falling 2-0 behind.Defender Martin Mantovani made a hash of a clearance from a low cross and before he could recover, Croatian forward Cop rolled the ball back for Cases to sweep home the opener on 17 minutes.Rash defending then handed Sporting a 43rd-minute penalty when David Timor felled Victor Rodriguez as he burst into the area. Cop stroked the spot-kick past goalkeeper Jon Ander Serantes.Leganes were given a route back into the match when Rico flashed a low shot across the goalkeeper and into the net after 58 minutes, but Sporting held on.ends
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Gijón, Spain
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alavés | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Athletic Club | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlético Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barcelona | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Celta Vigo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Deportivo La Coruña | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elche | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Espanyol | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Getafe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Levante | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Málaga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Osasuna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Racing Santander | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Betis | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Madrid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Real Sociedad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sevilla | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Valencia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Villarreal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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