Madrid, Jan. 11 -- Villarreal strengthened its position in third place in La Liga with a 3-1 win at home to Alaves on Saturday.
Second-half goals from Alberto Moleiro, Gerard Moreno, and Georges Mikautadze lifted Villarreal to within eight points of FC Barcelona and four of second-placed Real Madrid, with a game in hand, while Alaves reaches the halfway point of the season just above the relegation zone.
Oviedo and Real Betis drew 1-1, with Giovani Lo Celso getting a slight touch on Antony's cross in the 83rd minute, after it looked as if Ilyas Chaira had put Oviedo on track for just its third win of the season with 25 minutes left.
Valencia remains in the bottom three after a 1-1 draw at home to Elche, with Grady Diangana putting Elche ...