man Espanyol 3-1 Sunday to go third in La Liga, a third win in three matches to illustrate their victory over Real Madrid last weekend was no fluke. The modest Valencia-based club has 11 points, the same as second-placed Barcelona, and trails the champion only on goal difference after a week which also saw it beat Real 1-0 last Sunday and Rayo Vallecano 2-1 in midweek. It is just one point behind leader Real Betis, the only side with a 100 percent record, which plays at Getafe Monday. Levante went ahead in the 12th minute with the first of Ruben Suarez's two penalties, after Rui Fonte had tripped Juanlu Gomez. Suarez scored again from the spot on 58 minutes after Jordi Amat had tripped him when he had a clear chance on goal. Amat was sent off and Espanyol were down to 10 men. Hector Moreno pulled one back for Espanyol on 72 minutes but any hopes of a comeback were quickly dashed when Jose Barkero restored the two-goal advantage four minutes later. Espanyol's misery was further componded on 81 minutes when substitute Walter Pandiani was given a straight red card for an elbow in the face of Victoriano Rivas ‘Nano'. Mallorca got its first points since the opening weekend, beating Real Sociedad 2-1 at home to take some pressure of coach Michael Laudrup. Also Sunday Granada and Osasuna drew 1-1 in Los Carmenes to both remain in the bottom half of the table. On Saturday, Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo both hit hat tricks as Barcelona and Real Madrid went on a Spanish goal rampage, shrugging off worryingly lackluster midweek performances. Argentine magician Messi registered his 12th career hat trick in a Barcelona shirt in a 5-0 mauling of Atletico Madrid. Juventus reclaims lead Juventus drew 1-1 with Catania Sunday to reclaim the Serie A lead and remain unbeaten under new coach Antonio Conte. Argentine forward Gonzalo Bergessio put Catania in front in the 21st minute of the rainy match in Sicily and Serbia winger Milos Krasic equalized in the 49th — with the help of an error from Catania goalkeeper Mariano Andujar. Krasic also set up Alessandro del Piero for a possible winner in the 81st but the 36-year-old Juventus captain missed with a weak header. Juventus and Udinese have eight points each but Juventus leads on goals scored. Udinese drew 0-0 at Cagliari, while Atalanta extended its impressive start with a 2-1 win over fellow promoted club Novara. Also, Siena beat 10-man Lecce 3-0 with two goals from Emanuele Calaio and another from Mattia Destro; and Lazio drew 0-0 with Palermo. Earlier, Chievo Verona beat 10-man Genoa 2-1 with an injury-time winner from Davide Moscardelli. On Saturday, Inter and AC Milan got their first wins. Inter beat 10-man Bologna 3-1 in coach Claudio Ranieri's debut and injury-plagued Milan edged Cesena 1-0. Also, Napoli and Fiorentina drew 0-0.
