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Villarreal Sink Alaves to Stay in La Liga Hunt
Villarreal's 3-1 win over Alaves lifts them three points above Atletico and narrows Barcelona's lead to eight points, with one game in hand, in the La Liga title race.
- On 10/01/2026, Villarreal eased to a 3-1 victory over Alaves in Vila-real, cutting Barcelona's lead to eight points with one fewer game played.
- After early cup exits, Villarreal shifted focus to La Liga, prioritizing the league as their primary goal following Copa del Rey and likely Champions League eliminations.
- Alberto Moleiro opened the scoring after 49 minutes with a curled finish, Gerard Moreno doubled the lead six minutes later, and Georges Mikautadze completed the win with a chipped finish.
- The result keeps Villarreal alive in the title race despite remaining outsiders who have never won it, while Alaves salvaged pride with Toni Martinez scoring after Thomas Partey lost possession.
- Marcelino Garcia Toral framed the win as part of an 'extraordinary first half' and said, `We hope we're capable of winning too and adding three more points to this extraordinary first half of the season`, while noting January inconsistency.
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After half of Saturday's matches in the 19th round of the Spanish football league, Villarreal is now alone in third place, after defeating Alaves 3-1 and escaping Slovenian goalkeeper Jan Oblak's Atletico by three points. The Madrid club, like Real, Barcelona and Athletic, played the matches of this round in advance due to their appearance in the final tournament of the Super Cup.
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