Málaga’s unbeaten run came to an end at the hands of Valencia on Friday evening as they lost three goals to nil.
Things were going well for the Blue and Whites until the 27th minute when Darder was sent packing and they were reduced to ten men. A few minutes later Paco Alcácer put Valencia ahead.
Parejo and Piatti added two more to make it a fairly comfortable win for the home side.
A first half strike from Vazquez was enough to see Getafe past Almeria, 1-0 the final scoreline in that encounter.