Real failed again at Riazor

Real Madrid lost 1-0 against Deportivo la Coruna in the Primera Liga on Saturday as they failed to break their jinx at the Riazor. The Spanish champions have not won in La Coruna since November 1991 and never looked like breaking the sequence after losing to a second-half own-goal by Portugal defender Pepe. Real stay eight points clear of second-placed Barcelona, who have 54. The match between Real Betis and Athletic Bilbao at the Manuel Ruiz de Lopera was abandoned midway through the second half with the score at 2-1 after Bilbao goalkeeper Armando was hit in the face by a bottle thrown from the stands. Armando had stitches for a cut near his eye. In the late game, Brazil striker Luis Fabiano took his tally for the season to 22 with both goals in Sevilla’s 2-0 win at Valencia. The first was a well-taken free-kick in the 11th minute and the second came soon after as he diverted Seydou Keita’s long-range shot past Timo Hildebrand. Although defender Raul Albiol pulled one back right at the end, Valencia and their under-fire coach Ronald Koeman left the pitch to a barrage of whistles from the home crowd.