LONDON:

Villarreal earned a 2-0 derby win at Valencia on Saturday to move into third place and keep the pressure on Real Madrid and ahead of the Clasico.

On Sunday, leaders Madrid host champions Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu.

Gerard Moreno and Santi Comesana netted for Villarreal in an east coast derby clash at Valencia's Mestalla stadium to keep the top two in their sights.

Madrid lead Barcelona by two points and by four heading into the Clasico.

Both clubs and the fans at Mestalla paid tribute before kick-off to the victims of the deadly flooding which hit the Valencia region a year ago.

Veteran striker Moreno won and converted a penalty on his 300th appearance for the club before half-time to put Villarreal in front at the interval of an even battle. It was his first goal sin

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