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Dani Parejo has scored seven goals in La Liga

Dani Parejo scored a brace as Valencia beat Sevilla in a highly-charged match to move into fourth place in La Liga.

Parejo opened the scoring from the penalty spot and then slid a shot past goalkeeper Beto on the half-hour mark.

Sevilla hit back at the Mestalla through a Carlos Bacca penalty but Javi Fuego Martinez's long-range drive secured the points for the hosts.

Valencia remain three points behind Atletico Madrid in the third Champions League spot, with Sevilla now fifth.

Elsewhere, Robert Ibanez's late equaliser handed new Granada coach Abel Resino a 2-2 draw away to relegation rivals Deportivo La Coruna in his first match in charge.

At the San Mames, Javi Guerra's 78th minute strike earned Malaga a 1-1 draw at Athletic Bilbao, who ended a four-game losing streak in La Liga.

Espanyol cruised to a comfortable 3-0 victory over struggling Almeria with Christian Stuani scoring twice in the space of three minutes.