Match ends, Valencia CF 2, Deportivo de La Coruña 0.
ValenciaValencia2Dep La CoruñaDeportivo La Coruña0
Second-half goals from Daniel Parejo and Paco Alcacer saw Valencia move above Atletico Madrid and into third with victory over Deportivo La Coruna.
Deportivo defended well in the first half but were beaten when playmaker Parejo converted a penalty after Pablo Piatti was tripped by Juanfran Moreno.
Alcacer pounced on a Sofiane Feghouli cut-back to seal a deserved win.
Valencia have won five and drawn one of their last six La Liga matches, while Deportivo remain 16th in the table.
They are just one point above the relegation zone.
Title holders Atletico, who were held by Valencia 1-1 last Sunday, can reclaim third place, which guarantees automatic qualification for next year's Champions League, with a win away to Espanyol on Saturday.
Line-ups
Valencia
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Alves Carreira
- 19Barragán
- 3Vezo
- 23Otamendi
- 31Gayá Peña
- 10Parejo
- 15Pérez
- 21André Gomes
- 17RodrigoBooked at 44minsSubstituted forFeghouliat 67'minutes
- 7NegredoSubstituted forAlcácerat 71'minutes
- 11PiattiSubstituted forde Paulat 84'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Cancelo
- 4Augusto
- 6Orban
- 8Feghouli
- 9Alcácer
- 13Rodríguez Oterino
- 20de Paul
Dep La Coruña
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 13Fabri
- 11Moreno Fuertes
- 23Lopo
- 12da Silva Junior
- 16Correia PintoBooked at 27mins
- 22Borges
- 4Bergantiños García
- 6Rodriguez MartinezSubstituted forCuenca Lópezat 73'minutes
- 7PérezSubstituted forDomínguez Lamasat 82'minutes
- 19CavaleiroBooked at 22mins
- 21Riera MagemSubstituted forFariñaat 54'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Lux
- 5Insúa
- 8Medunjanin
- 10Domínguez Lamas
- 14Cuenca López
- 15Sanabria Ruiz
- 24Fariña
- Referee:
- Alfonso Álvarez Izquierdo
- Attendance:
- 47,000
Match Stats
Home TeamValenciaAway TeamDep La Coruña
- Possession
- Home50%
- Away50%
- Shots
- Home16
- Away5
- Shots on Target
- Home8
- Away2
- Corners
- Home5
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home12
- Away17
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Valencia CF 2, Deportivo de La Coruña 0.
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Offside, Deportivo de La Coruña. Juan Domínguez tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
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Offside, Valencia CF. Daniel Parejo tries a through ball, but Paco Alcácer is caught offside.
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Hand ball by Antonio Barragán (Valencia CF).
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Attempt missed. Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia CF) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left.
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Foul by Juan Domínguez (Deportivo de La Coruña).
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Rodrigo de Paul (Valencia CF) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Valencia CF. Rodrigo de Paul replaces Pablo Piatti.
Substitution
Substitution, Deportivo de La Coruña. Juan Domínguez replaces Lucas Pérez.
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Corner, Valencia CF. Conceded by Luisinho.
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Offside, Deportivo de La Coruña. Alberto Lopo tries a through ball, but Ivan Cavaleiro is caught offside.
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Attempt missed. Sofiane Feghouli (Valencia CF) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by André Gomes with a cross.
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Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Rubén Vezo (Valencia CF).
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Attempt missed. Celso Borges (Deportivo de La Coruña) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ivan Cavaleiro with a cross following a corner.
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Corner, Deportivo de La Coruña. Conceded by Diego Alves.
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Attempt saved. Álex Bergantiños (Deportivo de La Coruña) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Celso Borges with a cross.
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Lucas Pérez (Deportivo de La Coruña) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Nicolás Otamendi (Valencia CF).
