La Liga round-up: Sevilla's title challenge fades after draw with Sporting

Sevilla's title challenge continued to fade as they were held to a 0-0 draw at home by relegation battlers Sporting Gijon on Sunday.

Sporting goalkeeper Pichu Cuellar produced a man-of the-match performance to keep Sevilla at bay, while Jorge Sampaoli's side survived a scare when referee Inaki Bikandi awarded the away side a penalty in the first half, only to reverse his decision.

The result at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan extended the fourth-placed hosts' winless run in the league to four matches. Level on points with third-placed Atletico Madrid, they are 10 behind the table-toppers Real.

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Valencia registered their first win in four La Liga games as they recovered from a shaky start to defeat Deportivo La Coruna 3-0 at the Mestalla.

The hosts had a penalty awarded against them in the eighth minute, but Faycal Fajr's strike from the spot was saved by Diego Alves, and moments later Deportivo did put the ball in the net via Carles Gil, only for the effort to be ruled out for offside.

Seconds after that, Valencia grabbed the lead as the ball was sent against the crossbar by Munir's header and Ezequiel Garay hooked in on the follow-up.

A headed own-goal from Raul Albentosa doubled the hosts' advantage around the half-hour mark, and substitute Joao Cancelo struck a third in stoppage time.

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