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Villarreal win on the road
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Published 01/04/2006 at 22:28 GMT+1
Villarreal secured their first Primera Liga win in five outings with a 1-0 victory at Real Zaragoza on Saturday. The Mediterranean side appeared to have their minds on next week's Champions League quarter-final tie against Inter Milan as they rarely creat
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Midfielder Roger gave the visitors a barely deserved victory when he caught out Zaragoza keeper Cesar with a dipping free kick from 20 metres out on the stroke of halftime.
The win pushed Manuel Pellegrini's side up into seventh spot in the table, while Cup finalists Zaragoza remain in 10th.
At the other end of the table, Malaga look to be heading for relegation after a 3-0 defeat at the hands of fellow strugglers Real Sociedad.
The Andalucians, who ended the game with nine men after red cards for midfielder Juan Rodriguez and striker Richard Morales, are now four points adrift at the bottom of the table and eight behind Sociedad who remain in the relegation zone.
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