Sevilla defeat leaves Valencia rooted to bottom of LaLiga
Sevilla piled more misery on rock-bottom Valencia as midfielder Juan Iglesias's 81st minute strike gave them a 1-0 LaLiga victory on Friday.
It was a fourth defeat in five games for Valencia this season, who also suffered the humiliation of Barcelona midfielder Rodri being caught on camera calling them "very weak" during last weekend's 5-0 drubbing against the Spanish champions.
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Rodri came under fire in the Spanish press, which accused him of being disrespectful, but broadcaster Movistar had used a lip-reader to decipher Rodri's comments to teammates Pau Cubarsi and Raphinha.
FT: #SevillaValencia 1-0
❤️ The home team win in the final stretch of the match #LALIGAEASPORTS pic.twitter.com/thVbLSFvdh — LALIGA English (@LaLigaEN) September 11, 2026
It is more than 20 years since Valencia won the last of their six LaLiga titles and reached back-to-back Champions League finals.
Their lustre has dimmed since then and they have not even qualified for Europe in seven years.
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