Espanyol beat Elche to go third amid anniversary celebrations

Espanyol climbed provisionally third in LaLiga with a 1-0 win over promoted side Elche on Saturday, to celebrate their 125th anniversary in style.

Carlos Romero's second-half goal earned a second consecutive victory for Manolo Gonzalez's team, who have started the season strongly after finishing 14th last season.

Espanyol, founded on October 28, 1900, opened a special fan zone outside the stadium with music and food to mark their anniversary.

Villarreal can overtake Espanyol later on when they visit Valencia in an east coast derby.

Earlier Real Oviedo rescued a 3-3 draw at Girona in a battle between the bottom two sides.

On Sunday league leaders Real Madrid face champions Barcelona, second, in a Clasico battle.