Malaga welcomed Espanyol to the Estadio La Rosaleda on Sunday looking for the three points to keep their top-four hopes alive.

A tight first period brought few chances for either side, with the scores remaining level at the interval.

Espanyol were ahead early in the second half, however, when Diego Colotto pounced on a mistake from Willy Caballero to fire home from close range.

Malaga continued to press for the equaliser, but they were stung on the break when Sergio Garcia finished off a sweeping move after 66 minutes.

Read how it all unfolded in Sports Mole's minute-by-minute live commentary of the action below.