MADRID: Abdoulay Konko scored twice as Sevilla bounced back from recent Super Cup and Champions League losses to open its Spanish league campaign with a 4-1 win against promoted Levante Saturday.

Levante went ahead when Ruben Suarez scored from the penalty spot in the 10th after Luca Cigarini handled the ball.
Sevilla res-ponded two minutes later as defender Konko joined an attacking move to sweep the ball into the net as it rebounded off the upright.
Alvaro Negredo put the visitors in the lead in the 28th with a penalty after David “Cerra” Cerrajeria brought Diego Perotti down on the edge of the area.
In the 62nd, Konko ran onto Renato’s pass and placed the ball past goalkeeper Gustavo Munua and Renato completed the rout two minutes from the final whistle.
Earlier, Joaquin Sanchez scored twice as Valencia beat Malaga 3-1, and Athletic Bilbao beat promoted Hercules 1-0 on the first day of action of the Spanish league season.