Lukebakio double gives Sevilla rare away win

Dodi Lukébakio has scored a first-half double to give Sevilla a 2-0 win against Espanyol, their first away victory in nine La Liga games.

The first strike after 20 minutes was a goal-of-the-season contender from 30 metres out.

Lukébakio gathered the ball midway into the Espanyol half and controlled it before side-footing a sumptuous shot into the top corner of the net.

His second a minute before halftime was less spectacular but no less clinical. The Espanyol defence failed to clear the danger and Lukebakio rifled an angled shot into the far corner for his fifth goal in 10 league games.

"I don't know what Lukébakio is eating but I hope he eats more of it," Sevilla midfielder Nemanja Gudelj joked on La Liga TV.

Friday night's result was Sevilla's first win away from home since April, and lifted them into ninth place.

Espanyol were 15th.