Soccer-Primera Liga reports

Sun Apr 20, 2008 10:18pm BST
 
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MADRID, April 20 (Reuters) - Brief reports of matches played in the Primera Liga on Sunday:

ATHLETIC BILBAO 5 VALENCIA 1

King's Cup winners Valencia were left two points above the relegation places after this defeat, as the pressure mounted on under-fire coach Ronald Koeman.

Javi Martinez fired Bilbao ahead with a deflected shot in the first half and Fernando Llorente doubled the lead after the break.

Llorente grabbed a second and, although David Villa pulled one back with a deflected freekick, Bilbao went on to score two more through Andoni Iraola and Aritz Aduriz. - - - -

LEVANTE 3 GETAFE 1

New Levante coach Jose Angel Moreno was treated to a win on his debut in the dugout against a Getafe side suffering from their midweek King's Cup final defeat.

Juanma dribbled past three defenders before striking a spectacular opener for the home side after 40 minutes, and four minutes later French midfielder Mathieu Berson poked in the second.

Pedro Leon raced from his own half to make it 3-0 just after the break and Getafe midfielder Ruben de la Red pulled one back for the visitors from the penalty spot soon after.  Continued...

 

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