VALENCIA: Villarreal outclassed Elche 4-0 in a one-sided La Liga clash to keep their winning streak intact and moved two points within the leaders Real Madrid, while the home side Valencia bounced back to outclass Getafe 5-1 to claim the second victory of the ongoing season.
Unai Emery’s side had a flying start to their clash with Elche as Gerard Moreno struck in just the 26th minute to hand Villarreal an early lead.
Villarreal kept testing the Elche defences before Giovani Lo Celso scored 10 minutes later to enhance their lead to 2-0 in the first half.
The two sides then remained indulged in a tense battle before Francis Coquelin and Jose Luis Morales netted a goal each in the closing minutes and bolstered their side to a resounding 4-0 victory.
The third-ranked Villarreal are the only side yet to concede a goal in the ongoing La Liga and sit level with second-ranked Barcelona with 10 points.
Valencia, on the other hand, bounced back from two straight frustrating 0-1 defeats to thrash Getafe 5-1 in a one-sided encounter.
Toni Lato led the charge for Valencia in the seventh minute as he netted the opening goal for his side before Samuel Lino and Samu Castillejo struck in the 14th and 16th minutes to boost their side’s lead to 3-0.
Nico Gonzalez and Hugo Duro then struck each in the second half and further added to the misery of struggling Getafe.
Gaston Alvarez, however, struck a consolation goal moments after the drinks break in the 78th minute to deny a clean sheet to Valencia.
Athletic Club’s unbeaten run in the season ended with a 1-0 home loss to Espanyol as the former Barcelona striker Martin Brathwaite struck his first goal for Espanyol in the closing minutes and powered his side to their maiden victory of this season.
With a 2-1 victory over Rayo Vallecano, Osasuna triumphed for the third time in four games thanks to a late tie-breaker from Ruben Garcia.
The action-filled tournament is being telecasted live on Pakistan’s first HD Sports channel – A Sports and is simultaneously streamed on the digital platform of ARY Digital Network – ARY ZAP in crystal clear HD quality.
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