Zaragoza 2 - Betis 1

Zaragoza: César; Diogo, Sergio, Gabriel Milito, Juanfran; Zapater, Celades, Aimar (Oscar González 46'), D'Alessandro (Longas 77'); Sergio García (Ewerthon 70'), Diego Milito. 4-4-2.
Betis: Doblas; Melli, Juanito, Nano, Romero; Miguel Angel (Vogel 46'), Rivera; Odonkor (Capi 46'), Edu, Wagner; Robert. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Zaragoza:No change / Betis: Miguel Angel, Odonkor, Wagner, Robert for Vogel, Maldonado, Xisco, Sobis.

Goals:
1-0. 12. Diego Milito. Latched on to loose ball in area and hooked shot into net.
2-0. 30. Diego Milito. Beat Doblas from close up after Aimar squared across.
2-1. 52. Robert. Cut in past three defenders and curled shot wide of César.

Zaragoza move up to the Champions League spots after a 2-1 victory over Betis on Saturday evening. After a first chance for the visitors, with Wagner shooting in to the side netting, Víctor Fernández's side opened the scoring when Diego Milito beat Doblas after Sergio had headed a free kick up into the air and Gabi Milito had touched it on. Aimar wasted a chance to make it two soon afterwards, but made up for it with a brilliant run down the right which ended with him slipping the ball through for Milito to get his second of the night. It was the striker's seventh of the season, and takes him, provisionally at least, to the top of the Pichichi table.

Sergio García could have made it three had Doblas not saved his shot after D'Alessandro put him through, and Betis's problems increased after referee Rodríguez Santiago sent off Edu two minutes before the break after catching Juanfran with a flying elbow. Aimar had to go off at the break though with an injury, and after that Zaragoza's creative ideas dried up. Irureta brought on Capi and Vogel at half time, and seven minutes after the restart Robert got one back with an individualist strike from Robert, who left Diogo and Sergio for dead before curling a shot in to the far top corner of the net. After that though the locals shut up shop, and although Robert did his best there was no way through. The defeat leaves the Andalusians further down in the drop zone.