( CNN ) -- Espanyol suffered a setback in their quest for European Champions League football on Monday as they surrendered a one-goal lead to lose 2-1 at home to Mallorca . The Barcelona-based team currently occupy fifth position in Spain 's La Liga and they took the lead against their tenth placed opponents when striker Alvaro Vasquez converted Jose Callejon 's pass . The match was level after 63 minutes when Cameroon forward Pierre Webo finished from a Sergio Tejera cross . Michael Laudrup 's Mallorca ensured they would move up to tenth place in the table when 23-year-old Emilio Nsue grabbed his fourth goal of the season with just seven minutes remaining . The result means Mauricio Pochettino 's Espanyol stay fifth , seven points behind Villarreal in the fourth and final Champions League place . Sevilla closed within two points of Espanyol after a comfortable 3-0 home win over Sporting Gijon . Goals from Luis Fabiano , Diego Perotti and Alvaro Negredo edged them into seventh , level on points with Athletic Bilbao . In Germany , MSV Duisburg booked their place in the DFB Pokal Cup competition after beating Energie Cottbus 2-1 thanks to goals from Stefan Maierhofer and Srdjan Baljak . Duisburg will face either Bayern Munich or Schalke in the final . They play on Wednesday . In the French Cup , Nice booked their place in the semifinals with a 3-2 away win over second division outfit Stade de Reims .
Espanyol lose 2 -1 at home to Spain in Spain 's Emilio Nsue . Sevilla thrash Champions League 3 -0 with Luis Fabiano among the goals . Energie Cottbus reach the French Cup final after beating Energie Cottbus 2-1 . Nice beat Stade de Reims 3-2 to reach French Cup semifinal .