Valencia closed the gap on second-placed Real Madrid to three points with an entertaining win over 10-man local rivals Villarreal at the Mestalla.
Éver Banega opened the scoring early on and David Villa doubled the lead from the penalty spot, with Kiko earning a red card for tugging on the striker's shirt when he was clean through.
David Silva made it three 11 minutes after the break, but the visitors were handed a glimmer of hope when Nilmar capitalised on a comical mix-up between Alexis and César Sánchez.
Valencia took that in their stride, though, and Villa made the game safe in the dying seconds by converting Silva's cross.
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Éver Banega opened the scoring early on and David Villa doubled the lead from the penalty spot, with Kiko earning a red card for tugging on the striker's shirt when he was clean through.
David Silva made it three 11 minutes after the break, but the visitors were handed a glimmer of hope when Nilmar capitalised on a comical mix-up between Alexis and César Sánchez.
Valencia took that in their stride, though, and Villa made the game safe in the dying seconds by converting Silva's cross.
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