BARCELONA, Spain — Villarreal eased to a 2-0 win at Valencia to reinforce its hold on third place in the Spanish league on Saturday.

Gerard Moreno and Santi Comesaña scored in the regional derby, which ended with Valencia’s frustrated fans jeering the home side.

Villarreal trails leader Real Madrid by four points and second-placed Barcelona by two before the front-runners meet in a clasico match in the capital on Sunday.

Moreno put Villarreal ahead just before halftime when he was fouled by José Manuel Copete in the area and converted the resulting penalty.

Santi Comesaña doubled the lead in the 57th minute. The midfield player pounced on the rebound when goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala saved a shot by Georges Mikautadze after the Georgia striker had sped by his marker on the left flank.

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