- Goncalo Guedes smashd a shot past the helpless Sergio Rico in the 43rd minute
- Zaza doubled Valencia’s lead six minutes after the restart with his eighth goal
- Santi Mina tucked home the third before Guedes scored his second in injury time
Goncalo Guedes struck twice and set up another as he fired in-form Valencia to a 4-0 win over Sevilla.
Marcelino Garcia Toral’s side continued their superb start to the season with a convincing victory over the Andalusians, who offered little resistance at a vibrant Mestalla on Saturday.
Guedes followed up his brilliant strike against Real Betis last weekend with another stunning goal, beating two men and then rocketing a shot past the helpless Sergio Rico in the 43rd minute.
Winger Goncalo Guedes scored twice as in-form Valencia recorded an impressive victory
Simone Zaza doubled Valencia’s lead six minutes after the restart, beating defender Simon Kjaer and clinically striking a shot into the far corner for his eight goal of the season.
Santi Mina tucked home the third late on after being played in by the electric Guedes, with the 20-year-old Portuguese winger grabbing his second in stoppage time, as unbeaten Valencia moved to 21 points from nine games, staying second.
Valencia remain four points behind leaders Barcelona, who recorded a 2-0 win over bottom club Malaga at the Nou Camp.
West Ham flop Simone Zaza scored his eighth goal in nine league games this season
Santi Mina tucked home the third late on after being played in by Guedes
Valencia had closed the gap after thumping Sevilla 4-0 at the Mestalla to keep the presser on Ernesto Valverde’s side, who had dropped points with a draw at Atletico Madrid last weekend.
Barca, though, never looked likely to slip up in Saturday’s evening kick-off – although the hosts did benefit from a touch of good fortune in their opening goal inside two minutes.
Lucas Digne weaved into the left side of the Malaga penalty area, but his touch from a rebound off a defender took the ball over the byline and out of play before he crossed into the six-yard box where Gerard Deulofeu flicked the ball in for his first Barcelona goal. Despite the angry protests of the Malaga players, referee Pablo Gonzalez Fuertes remained unmoved.
Andres Iniesta doubled the lead on 56 minutes, with the aid of a deflection, as Malaga’s winless run stretched to nine matches.