Oviedo survival hopes boosted by win at Celta

Real Oviedo climbed provisionally off the bottom of the La Liga table with a 3-0 win at Celta Vigo on Sunday to give them hope they can avoid relegation.

The Asturian side secured their sixth win of the season and third from their last four matches to move within five points of safety. Levante, who dropped to 20th, host Getafe on Monday.

Alberto Reina opened the scoring for the visitors at Celta's Balaidos stadium, with Federico Vinas adding a brace to secure three potentially vital points on the road.

Defeat was a blow for Celta, sixth, who could not capitalise on fifth-place Real Betis's 1-1 draw at Osasuna earlier on.

Mallorca moved out of the relegation zone with a 3-0 win over Rayo Vallecano, with target man Vedat Muriqi netting twice.

The Kosovo international has 21 league goals this season, trailing La Liga top scorer Kylian Mbappe by only two strikes.

Later Sunday third-place Villarreal visit Athletic Bilbao.

On Saturday, champions Barcelona took a significant step towards retaining the Spanish title with a 4-1 derby win over Espanyol.

Hansi Flick's side moved nine points clear of second-place rivals Real Madrid, who drew 1-1 against Girona on Friday.

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