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02/02 16:48 CST More magic from Muriqi as Mallorca maul Sevilla in La Liga
More magic from Muriqi as Mallorca maul Sevilla in La Liga
MADRID (AP) --- Vedat Muriqi scored his ninth goal in nine La Liga games as
Mallorca beat Sevilla 4-1 to leapfrog its rival and escape the relegation zone
on Monday.
Muriqi's first half penalty put Mallorca ahead and continued his rich vein of
form. The 26th-minute strike was his sixth this year and his 15th of the
season. It keeps him second in the league goalscoring chart, seven behind Real
Madrid's Kylian Mbapp.
Neal Maupay leveled for Sevilla on the stroke of halftime but Mallorca took
control again soon after the break.
Sam Costa put Mallorca ahead after great work from Jan Virgili on the left
wing and 20 minutes later Muriqi helped to set up Sergi Darder to make it 3-1.
Pablo Torre added a fourth in stoppage time to give Mallorca its first
four-goal haul of the season and end Sevilla's encouraging run of four
undefeated games.
Sevilla fell to 15th place, just two points above the relegation zone. Mallorca
was 14th.
Only four points separate the teams from ninth to 18th in a hyper-competitive
mid-table.
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