Valladolid, Spain (My Sportsbook) - David Villa scored twice, and David Silva and Mata each scored one goal, leading Valencia to a 4-2 win over Valladolid on Sunday at Estadio Nuevo Jose Zorrilla.

Silva opened the scoring in the 10th, and Villa added a goal on each side of halftime to help Valencia pull level with Real Madrid and Barcelona atop the Spanish La Liga.

Valencia grabbed the lead when Mata drove a cross in from the right and Silva beat Valladolid goalie Jacobo.

Nauzet Aleman pulled one back for Valladolid in the 30th, but Hernandez Pablo found Villa four minutes later and he finished to restore Valencia's lead.

Mata added another goal before the break, making a run from midfield to direct the ball through Jacobo's legs to hand Valencia a 3-1 edge at the break.

Villa broke Valladolid's offside trap in the 55th to add his second goal off a pass from Luis Miguel. Valladolid's Manucho capped the scoring in the 66th.

Also Sunday, Giuseppe Rossi handed Villarreal a lead against Mallorca but his side settled for a 1-1 draw. Borja Valero netted the equalizer in the 75th.

Filipe Kasmirski scored to lead Deportivo to a 1-0 win over Malaga, Diego Castro Gimenez lifted Sporting Gijon to a 1-0 victory over Almeria, Athletic Bilbao edged Xerez 1-0 on an own goal, and Ricardinho scored the match-winner as Tenerife defeated nine-man Osasuna 2-1 to wrap up the day's action.