On Sunday, in the matches of the XXXIV round of the Spanish "Liga BBVA", the footballers of "Valencia" unexpectedly suffered a crushing defeat.
Unai Emery's players were forced to admit the superiority of Barcelona's "Espanyol" with a score of 4-0 on the road, but they remained in third place in the league table as "Malaga" lost two points in front of their own fans.
The ambitious Andalusian club failed to overcome San Sebastian's "Sociedad" team, which played with ten men, at home - the match ended in a 1-1 draw.
The Madrid derby between "Rayo" and "Atletico" ended with a minimal 0-1 victory for the visitors.
Results:
Barcelona's "Espanyol" 4 - 0 "Valencia" 26' [1 - 0] C. Gomez 30' [2 - 0] J. Verdu 58' [3 - 0] A. Vazquez 80' [4 - 0] K. Uche
"Malaga" 1 - 1 San Sebastian's "Sociedad" 19' [1 - 0] Isco 49' [1 - 1] X. Prieto 45' M. Gonzalez ("Sociedad") sent off the field
Sevilla's "Betis" 1 - 0 Pamplona's "Osasuna" 34' [1 - 0] R.C. Martin 61' R. Garcia ("Osasuna") sent off the field
"Villarreal" 1 - 1 Santander's "Racing" 46' [1 - 0] H. Perez 90' [1 - 1] L. Acosta
"Zaragoza" 1 - 0 "Granada" 6' [1 - 0] T. Dujmovic
Athletic Bilbao 1 - 0 "Mallorca" 13' [1 - 0] F. Llorente
Madrid's "Rayo" 0 - 1 Madrid's "Atletico" 64' [0 - 1] R. Falcao