Betis thrash Granada
Real Betis scored three goals in five minutes to keep alive their hopes of European football next season as they hammered Granada 5-1 away to climb to sixth in La Liga on Friday.
Striker Ruben Castro scored twice and set up a third, becoming the joint-highest Spanish scorer in La Liga alongside Sevilla's Alvaro Negredo with 15 goals.
With eight games left, Betis are level on 47 points with fifth-placed Champions League quarterfinalists Malaga who they trail due to an inferior head-to-head record.
Real Sociedad, who are fourth with 48 points and occupy the last Champions League qualifying berth, host Malaga on Saturday.
Castro, 31, showed great composure to pick his spot and fire past Tono in a crowded area in the 30th minute, opening up a typically intense regional derby at Los Carmenes.
Betis's Dorlan Pabon raced clear two minutes later only to see his lob come back off the crossbar but Castro was on hand to put away a second goal for the visitors.
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