PARIS, France: Villarreal cruised to a 3-1 victory over visiting Real Sociedad on Friday to clamber into third in La Liga.
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The Yellow Submarine are eight points behind second-placed Real Madrid but climbed a point above Atletico Madrid, ahead of the Madrid derby on Sunday.
The hosts, whose only home league defeats this season have been to the top two, Barcelona and Real Madrid, took the lead from their first corner after seven minutes when Gerard Moreno was left unmarked in front of goal to nod home a near-post flick.
The home team added a second in the 15th minute when Georges Mikautadze pounced to poke home the loose ball after goalkeeper Alex Remiro blocked a scuffed shot from Moreno.
