Valencia's bid to avoid slipping out of La Liga for the first time since 1987 suffered another blow on Sunday with a 2-1 loss at fellow strugglers Cadiz.

Valencia are now only two points above the drop zone and will fall into the bottom three if Getafe beat second-bottom Espanyol later Sunday.

Ruben Baraja's visitors were sunk by two goals either side of half-time from Gonzalo Escalante and Sergio Guardiola for Cadiz.

Samuel Lino pulled one back but Valencia failed to mount a comeback and now need a response against fifth-placed Villarreal in midweek.

Villarreal gave their slim hopes of qualifying for the Champions League a boost with a 3-1 victory over Celta Vigo to move within five points of fourth-placed Real Sociedad.

Senegalese youngster Nicolas Jackson scored twice as the Yellow Submarine also edged four points clear of Real Betis to strengthen their grip on the Europa League spot.

Betis were beaten 4-0 by Barcelona at the Camp Nou on Saturday as the Catalan giants maintained their 11-point lead over Real Madrid at the top of the table with six games to play.