Sevilla 1 - Mallorca 1

Sevilla: Esteban; Sergio Ramos, Aitor Ocio, Pablo Alfaro, David; Casquero (Darío Silva 46'), Renato; Daniel Alves, Baptista, Jesús Navas (Antonio López 46'); Aranda (Carlos 65'). 4-2-3-1.
Mallorca: Westerveld; David Cortés, Ballesteros, Ramís, Poli; Farinós (Marcos 82'), Pereyra; Jorge López, Luis García, Arango; Jesús Perera (Tuni 69'). 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Sevilla: Aitor Ocio, Casquero, Jesús Navas, Aranda for Javi Navarro, Martí, Antonio López, Darío Silva / Mallorca: Westerveld, Ramís for Moyà, Nadal.

Goals:
1-0. 71. Antonio López. Picked up pass on left and shot low past Westerveld.
1-1. 78. Pereyra. Header from long free kick with Baptista deflected into net.

Sevilla drop to fourth after they were held to a 1-1 draw by struggling Mallorca, a good start for the visitors' new manager Héctor Cúper who had only just returned to take over the side after Benito Floro was sacked a few days ago. Cúper only made a couple of changes in defence, one of which was forced upon him by an injury to keeper Moyà, but his team put in a steady performance to earn themselves a much needed point.

The early chances fell to the locals, Baptista heading one chance over the bar and having another effort cleared off the line by a defender with Westerveld beaten, and the keeper had to make another save later on from Aranda.

Caparrós made two changes at the break to strengthen his attack, but the visitors could have scored on the breakaway, Esteban stopping an Arango header and Perera having a penalty appeal turned down. Eventually though Sevilla took the lead following a great team move, Baptista finally passing the ball out to half time sub Antonio López for him to fire a shot under Westerveld.

The lead only lasted seven minutes though before Mallorca equalised, Pereyra getting on the end of a long free kick to flick on a header which Baptista tried to clear, but only succeeded in nodding past his own keeper. The home side could have restored the lead had the referee decided to award a penalty when Westerveld brought down Carlos, but it was not to be and both sides had to settle for a point.