Valencia did not distance itself from the Spanish league’s relegation zone after dropping 2-1 at Cadiz on Sunday.
The defeat ended Valencia’s two-game profitable streak and left it in seventeenth place, two factors forward of the underside three groups with six rounds remaining.
Gonzalo Escalante and Sergi Guardiola scored a objective in every half to maneuver Cadiz to 14th, two factors greater than Valencia. Samuel Lino scored for the guests.
Valencia, which final performed within the second division in 1986-87, had wanted a stoppage-time winner to beat Valladolid 2-1 at residence within the earlier spherical. It received 2-0 at last-place Elche earlier than that to finish a four-game winless streak.
Valencia averted dropping into the relegation zone due to Espanyol’s 1-0 win towards Getafe, a outcome that left each golf equipment two factors under Valencia.
Joselu transformed a first-half penalty kick to finish Espanyol’s eight-match winless streak.
VILLARREAL IN CONTENTION
Nicolas Jackson scored two targets within the first 12 minutes as fifth-place Villarreal beat Celta Vigo 3-1 to maintain tempo with fourth-place Real Sociedad within the combat for the ultimate Champions League spot.
Ramón Terrats additionally scored for Villarreal, which trails Sociedad by 5 factors. Sociedad received 2-0 at Osasuna on Friday.
Villarreal has received 5 of its final seven video games. Celta, sitting in thirteenth place, has just one win in its final six matches.
Third-place Atletico Madrid visits Fifteenth-place Valladolid later Sunday.
