Although in the previous round "Valencia" lost a very important match against Madrid's "Real", with seven rounds left until the end of the championship they still do not lose hope to fight for the title. On Saturday, Valencia's players defeated Huelva's "Recreativo" 2-0 at home. Meanwhile, in other Saturday matches, ambitious Madrid's "Atletico" failed to beat another club at the bottom of the table, this time Seville's "Betis".
Although the hosts had many problems with the counter-attacking style of "Recreativo" in the Valencia match, in the middle of the second half Joaquin put "Valencia" ahead after a great pass from David Villa, and three minutes later the goalkeeper doubled the score after a great pass from David Silva.
Meanwhile, although "Atletico" dominated the duel with "Betis", the Seville club managed to secure their fourteenth draw of the season. Furthermore, they have not won in seven consecutive matches.
Statistics
"Valencia" 2 - 0 Huelva's "Recreativo"
60` [1 - 0] Joaquin
63` [2 - 0] Joaquin
Madrid's "Atletico" 0 - 0 Seville's "Betis