(CNN) -- Sevilla moved into sixth in La Liga after beating ten-man Valencia 2-0 at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan in Spain. Goals from Alvaro Negredo and Alejandro Alfaro sealed victory for the hosts -- a task that was made much easier when Valencia midfielder Mehmet Topal was shown a straight red card. Sevilla's fifth win of the season took them above Real Sociedad and into the European places on 17 points, nine behind leaders Real Madrid. Sevilla striker Luis Fabiano wasted two good early openings for the home side while at the other end Juan Manuel Mata forced Javi Varas into a smart save.
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Sevilla beat Valencia 2-0 to go sixth in the Spanish Liga
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Alvaro Negredo and Alejandro Alfaro scored the goals for Sevilla
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Valencia's Mehmet Topal was shown a straight red card on 24 minutes
The ten men of Valencia held on until halftime despite almost constant @placeholder pressure, but the deadlock was finally broken on 54 minutes.