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
Game Information
Spanish LALIGA Standings
| Team | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barcelona | 36 | 30 | 1 | 5 | +59 | 91 |
| Real Madrid | 36 | 25 | 5 | 6 | +39 | 80 |
| Villarreal | 36 | 21 | 6 | 9 | +24 | 69 |
| Atlético de Madrid | 36 | 20 | 6 | 10 | +21 | 66 |
| Real Betis | 36 | 14 | 15 | 7 | +12 | 57 |
| Celta Vigo | 36 | 13 | 11 | 12 | +4 | 50 |
| Getafe | 36 | 14 | 6 | 16 | -6 | 48 |
| Real Sociedad | 36 | 11 | 12 | 13 | -1 | 45 |
| Athletic Club | 36 | 13 | 5 | 18 | -13 | 44 |
| Rayo Vallecano | 36 | 10 | 14 | 12 | -6 | 44 |
| Valencia | 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | -12 | 43 |
| Sevilla | 36 | 12 | 7 | 17 | -12 | 43 |
| Osasuna | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | -4 | 42 |
| Espanyol | 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | -13 | 42 |
| Girona | 36 | 9 | 13 | 14 | -15 | 40 |
| Alavés | 36 | 10 | 10 | 16 | -12 | 40 |
| Elche | 36 | 9 | 12 | 15 | -9 | 39 |
| Mallorca | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | -11 | 39 |
| Levante | 36 | 10 | 9 | 17 | -15 | 39 |
| Real Oviedo | 36 | 6 | 11 | 19 | -30 | 29 |

