Valencia withstood a late onslaught from Real Betis to move up
to second with an enthralling 6-3 win at the Benito Villamarin on Sunday.
The
visitors looked to be cruising to a fifth win in eight games this season as
Geoffrey Kondogbia, Goncalo Guedes, Rodrigo and Santi Mina fired them into a
4-0 lead with just over 10 minutes to go.
However,
Betis threatened a stunning comeback as three goals in five minutes from Joel
Campbell, Antonio Sanabria and Cristian Tello set up a thrilling finale.
More
drama was to come, but at the other end as the on-fire Simone Zaza drilled home
his seventh goal in eight games to make the game safe before Manchester United
loanee Andreas Pereira rounded off the scoring in stoppage time.
Valencia
are now four points adrift of La Liga leaders Barcelona with third-placed Real
Madrid a point further back.