Barcelona missed the chance to take over from Real Madrid at the summit after a 2-0 defeat to Getafe.
Getafe shock Barca, Villa bags brace for Valencia
Barcelona missed the chance to take over from Real Madrid at the Primera Liga summit after a shock 2-0 defeat to Getafe.
The home side, who defeated Frank Rijkaard's men 4-0 in the Copa del Rey in May, forged ahead in the 28th minute with Manu on target.
Barca looked below par and could not break down the home defence with both Ronaldinho and Lionel Messi replaced after the interval.
The visitors were reduced to 10 men five minutes from time when half-time substitute Gianluca Zambrotta received a straight red card and Juan Albin made sure of the victory with a second in added time.
Valencia moved level on points with Barcelona and Villarreal as they cruised to a 3-0 victory over
Murcia.
New coach Ronald Koeman, who saw his side beaten 2-0 by Rosenborg in the UEFA Champions League in midweek, had no such concerns in domestic action.
Highly-rated David Villa struck either side of the interval at the Mestella after Ivan Helguera had opened the scoring in the 13th minute.
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