UPDATE 2-Soccer-Navarro handball gifts Valencia win over Sevilla

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* Valencia close on third-placed Sevilla by beating them 3-1

* Villarreal held 0-0 at 10-man Valladolid

* Espanyol climb off bottom with 1-0 win over Racing

By Mark Elkington

MADRID, April 19 (Reuters) - A bizarre handball by Sevilla defender Fernando Navarro gave away a late penalty which helped Valencia to a 3-1 comeback home win in the Primera Liga on Sunday.

Sevilla were stubbornly hanging on for a 1-1 draw with 10 men, having lost Adriano Correia to a red card in the first half, when Navarro flung his arm up and handled an overhit cross at the back post in the 83rd minute.

Juan Mata dispatched his team's second penalty of the match, after David Villa had converted a spot kick just before the break to cancel out Julien Escude's early header.

Valencia substitute Pablo Hernandez wrapped up the scoring on a counter-attack in the dying minutes to make it four wins from four for the hosts.