Espnayol, Alaves fail to deliver in goalless La Liga draw

Barcelona April 1 (IANS) La Liga sides Espanyol and Alaves failed to deliver on Sunday playing to a 0-0 draw.

The draw ended Alaves losing streak at three matches while hosts Espanyol rebounded after their 0-3 defeat to Real Betis in the previous round reports Efe.

Espanyol sits in 14th place in the La Liga table only eight points behind seventh-placed Girona but more than a draw was needed for the Catalan club to make a significant leap in the rankings.

Espanyol had a chance for a goal on a corner in the 11th minute which did pose some real danger while Alaves could only manage a harmless free kick by John Guidetti that was blocked by Espanyol keeper Pau Lopez.

Alaves menaced Lopez again with a pair of long-range shots by Tomas Pina Isla and Daniel Alejandro Torres while Espanyol s Aaron Caricol had the most promising opportunity firing a shot that goalkeeper Fernando Pacheco Flores touched into the crossbar.

The second half followed a similar scenario with each side launching unpromising attacks none of which managed to break the scoreless deadlock.

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