A 5-3 win at home to lowly Cadiz, coupled with Osasuna's shock 0-4 thrashing at home to Getafe, lifts Valencia back up to third in the Spanish Liga.  These high-scoring results Sunday leave Valencia with 56 points from 31 games, one point above inconsistent Osasuna.

Valencia are still two points behind Real Madrid. Real battled out a 1-1 draw away to champions-elect Barcelona Saturday, who remain no less than 11 points above them.

Valencia scored their first win in seven games thanks to two goals apiece from internationals David Villa and Miguel Angel Angulo.

But their once formidable defence allowed Cadiz, who are second from bottom, to score three times.

'Our defending was horrible today,' said Valencia coach Quique Sanchez Flores. 'But, thanks to God, we were much sharper in attack than in recent games.'

Osasuna, meanwhile, were surprisingly crashing at home to midtable Getafe, for whom Veljko Paunovic scored twice.

'We cannot afford to be so generous in defence,' moaned Osasuna captain Francisco Punal, 'if we wish to snatch a place in the Champions League.'

Sevilla remain in fifth place, four points behind Osasuna, after losing a stormy Seville derby 2-1 to Betis. The tense win lifts Betis well above the relegation zone.

Athletic Bilbao are in a similar situation to Betis after playing out a 0-0 draw away to Alaves. The same can be said of Espanyol, who forced a goalless tie away to Mallorca.

This draw leaves Mallorca fourth from bottom with 32 points, just one point above Real Sociedad, who Saturday thrashed bottom team Malaga 3-0.