La Liga roundup: Misery continues for Tony Adams at Granada

Tony Adams' Granada were beaten by Osasuna

Osasuna won the battle of the basement clubs with a 2-1 win over Granada, while Jose Gaya's second-half goal gave Valencia a 1-0 away win at Espanyol.

For several weeks both teams have had nothing but pride to play for, hovering around mid-table, and Saturday's fixture had a real end-of-season feel about it.

A game of little goalmouth action and few chances was settled after 75 minutes when 21-year-old defender Gaya scored with a left-foot shot from the left side of the penalty area.

Espanyol could not muster a response and slipped to a third straight home loss, following defeats to city rivals Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, while Valencia secured back-to-back wins.

Elsewhere, Osasuna beat fellow strugglers Granada. Jhon Steven Mondragon handed the home side the lead after 24 minutes, before Gustavo Ramos fired an unlikely equaliser for Tony Adams' men four minutes before the break.

Kenan Kodro then slotted home from close range 15 minutes from time to record a morale-boosting win and condemn Adams to yet another defeat in charge of El Grana.

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Jose Mourinho's monumental Europa League gamble will pay off, says Martin Hardy

Jose Mourinho's monumental Europa League gamble will pay off, says Martin Hardy

Jose Mourinho has taken a monumental gamble focusing on the Europa League but it's a gamble that will pay off, says Martin Hardy

Jose Mourinho has taken a monumental gamble focusing on the Europa League but it's a gamble that will pay off, according to Martin Hardy of the Sunday Times.

Manchester United reached the final of Europe's second-tier competition for the first time in their history with a nervy 2-1 aggregate victory over Celta Vigo on Thursday.

With Mourinho publicly all but writing off his side's chances of a top-four finish, winning the Europa League represents the club's best chance of qualifying for next season's Champions League.

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