BARCELONA: A bullet header from Nicolas Otamendi put Valencia on course for a 3-1 victory over Eibar in La Liga on Sunday that boosted their hopes of claiming a Champions League place.
Valencia had a poor April with two wins from six games but have now strengthened their grip on fourth place and have a three-point lead over Sevilla after they were beaten 3-2 by Real Madrid on Saturday.
Valencia, who occupy the Champions League playoff spot, are four points off Atletico Madrid in the third automatic berth after Diego Simeone's side were held 0-0 at home by Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.
Otamendi powered home a cross from Jose Luis Gaya after 25 minutes of a first half where hosts Valencia had a lot of possession and attacked with pace down the wings.
Dani Parejo doubled Valencia's advantage after 56 minutes when his shot from the edge of the area took a slight deflection and Paco Alcacer knocked home a rebound after a Parejo free kick hit a post.
Basque side Eibar pulled one back through Mikel Arruabarrena with six minutes to go.
Elsewhere, Granada beat Getafe 2-1 away and Espanyol drew 1-1 at home to Rayo Vallecano.
Barcelona lead the way at the top of the table with an 8-0 away demolition of relegated bottom side Cordoba on Saturday maintaining a two-point lead over Real with three games to go.
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