Valencia v Levante

LALIGA

ValenciaValenciaVAL

11-16-5, 49 PTS

LevanteLevanteLEV

8-9-15, 33 PTS

Santi Mina - 2', 63'

Gonçalo Guedes - 57'

Carlos Soler - 56' OG

Valencia crush Levante in derby to boost push for fourth spot

Updated: May 17, 2023, 09:53 am

Valencia easily won their city derby with Levante on Sunday.

Valencia stayed in the hunt for the final Champions League qualifying spot in La Liga with a rampant 3-1 win in a city derby at home to Levante on Sunday.

Scarred by defeat by struggling Rayo Vallecano last weekend yet buoyed by victory in their Europa League quarter-final first leg over Villarreal, Marcelino's side got off to a flying start with a headed goal from Santi Mina in the second minute.

They lost defender Cristiano Piccini to a serious injury later in the first half and Levante equalised against the run of play in the 56th minute when Valencia's Carlos Soler clumsily diverted a corner into his own net.

Valencia's record signing Goncalo Guedes immediately restored the home side's lead down the other end by lashing into the far corner, while Mina scored a tap-in six minutes later to seal the three points.

Valencia are sixth in the standings after 32 games on 49 points, two behind fifth-placed Getafe who drew 2-2 at Valladolid and three back from Sevilla, who occupy fourth spot after beating Real Betis 3-2 on Saturday.

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Game Information

Manises, Spain

Team	GP	W	D	L	GD	P
Barcelona	38	31	1	6	+59	94
Real Madrid	38	27	5	6	+42	86
Villarreal	38	22	6	10	+26	72
Atlético de Madrid	38	21	6	11	+18	69
Real Betis	38	15	15	8	+11	60
Celta Vigo	38	14	12	12	+5	54
Getafe	38	15	6	17	-6	51
Rayo Vallecano	38	12	14	12	-3	50
Valencia	38	13	10	15	-9	49
Real Sociedad	38	11	13	14	-2	46
Espanyol	38	12	10	16	-12	46
Athletic Club	38	13	6	19	-15	45
Sevilla	38	12	7	19	-14	43
Alavés	38	11	10	17	-12	43
Elche	38	10	13	15	-8	43
Levante	38	11	9	18	-14	42
Osasuna	38	11	9	18	-6	42
Mallorca	38	11	9	18	-10	42
Girona	38	9	14	15	-16	41
Real Oviedo	38	6	11	21	-34	29

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