Sevilla 1 - Deportivo La Coruña 2

Sevilla: Notario; Daniel Alves, Javi Navarro, Alfaro, David; Casquero (Carlos 46'), Martí; Gallardo (Víctor Salas 72'), Baptista (Antoñito 70'), Reyes; Darío Silva. 4-2-3-1.
Deportivo: Molina; Héctor, Andrade, Naybet, Romero; Sergio, Mauro Silva; Scaloni (Diego Tristán 67'), Valerón, Luque (Fran 70'); Pandiani (Duscher 78'). 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Sevilla: No change / Deportivo: Scaloni, Pandiani for Víctor, Diego Tristán.

Goals:
0-1. 38. Pandiani. Ran on to Luque's low cross to roll ball wide of Notario.
1-1. 51. Darío Silva. Collected Reyes pass on left and hit shot from wide angle.
1-2. 78. Diego Tristán. Got ahead of Notario to run Fran's cross into net.

Deportivo hold on to first place after beating Sevilla 1-2, their third victory in a row. The Galicians went close to scoring early on with efforts from Pandiani (replacing Diego Tristán up front) and Scaloni, but Sevilla felt hard done by when referee Rubinos Pérez awarded a penalty after Naybet brought down Darío Silva, but changed his mind and gave a corner after consulting with his linesman. Television pictures did show though that the decision was right in the end as the defender had played the ball.

Shortly before half time though Depor took the lead on a rapid breakaway, Luque's cross from the left wing finding Pandiani for him to score his third in as many matches. However six minutes after the restart Darío Silva made it all square with a spectacular shot from a tight angle, his first goal for his new club. David and substitute Antoñito could both have put the locals in front, but in the end it was Diego Tristán who came on to get the winner from Fran's cross, the Sevilla born striker not celebrating his goal out of respect for his old club. The visitors ended the game with ten men after Héctor was sent off for a foul on Reyes, and Darío Silva tested Molina from the resulting free kick. But Depor were the victors, and go on to their midweek Champions League match at Athens in top form.