Udinese remain in the hunt for Europa League qualification after a 3-1 Serie A victory away to Lazio on Saturday night.

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The northerners, who reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup this season, are now two points behind sixth-placed Roma.

Lazio went in front through Tommaso Rocchi's 56th-minute goal but Udinese drew level four minutes later through Antonio Floro Flores.

Gaetano D'Agostino put them in front in the 69th minute and Fabio Quagliarella's 85th-minute penalty killed off the Rome side, who had substitute Cristian Brocchi sent off with four minutes to go.

Under-pressure Sampdoria coach Walter Mazzarri received a much-needed boost this evening as his side romped to a 5-0 victory over bottom side Reggina.

Daniele Dessena opened the scoring in the second minute and doubled his team's advantage on the half-hour mark after Carlos Adrian Valdez had been dismissed. Gennaro Delvecchio made it three to virtually wrap up the points eight minutes before the interval.

And Samp did not ease up after the break, netting further goals through Guido Marilungo and Giampaolo Pazzini in the first seven minutes of the second half to seal a massive win.

La Liga round-up

In Spain, Real Madrid suffered a 3-0 defeat at Valencia which means Barcelona can be crowned Primera Division champions with victory over Villarreal on Sunday.

Juan Mata and David Villa put Los Che in the ascendancy with goals in a five-minute spell in the first half and Ruben Baraja sealed matters with a third midway through the second period.

The result leaves the two-time defending Spanish champions seven points behind arch rivals Barca, handing Pep Guardiola's team the opportunity to move out of reach tomorrow night with three matches remaining.

Valencia, meanwhile, consolidated fourth spot in the standings courtesy of tonight's triumph.

Elsewhere, third-placed Sevilla put themselves on the brink of Champions League qualification with a 3-1 win over Real Mallorca at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

The islanders took the lead in the 16th minute but from then on it was all Sevilla.

Frederic Kanoute levelled after 33 minutes with a coolly-taken penalty, with Luis Fabiano and Jesus Navas ensuring the points in the second half.

Athletic Bilbao's team of reserves secured top-flight survival with a deserved 1-0 home win over Real Betis.

The result gave Athletic a timely boost ahead of Wednesday night's Copa del Rey final against Barcelona.

Ion Velez's strike on the half-hour mark proved enough to give Joaquin Caparros' much-changed side the three points against an out-of-sorts Betis outfit.

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