VALENCIA MOVE TO SECOND

VALENCIA continued their excellent start to the Liga season by beating Real Betis 6-3 away from home yesterday, rising to second in the standings. Geoffrey Kondogbia headed Marcelino’s side into a deserved lead 10 minutes before halftime after the visitors had missed a glut of chances. Portuguese midfielder Goncalo Guedes stretched their lead on the stroke of halftime with a long-range strike, just after Betis had wasted two clear chances to level. The Andalusians were awarded a penalty early in the second half but Sergio Leon struck straight down the middle and saw his shot repelled by Valencia goalkeeper Neto. Spain international Rodrigo Moreno headed in the third goal in the 64th minute from a corner while Santi Mina scored 10 minutes later. Valencia risked throwing away the win when they let in three goals in the space of five minutes but they seized all the points with an 88th-minute strike from top scorer Simone Zaza, who notched up his seventh goal of the campaign. Manchester United loanee Andreas Perreira thumped in the ninth goal in injury time, closing out the highest scoring game of the season in Spain’s top flight. slotted the ball past Bernd Leno. The draw extended Wolfsburg’s winless streak to six games, but coach Martin Schmidt was positive about his side’s performance. Werder Bremen are still searching for their first win of the season after suffering a 2-0 defeat at home to Borussia Moenchengladbach. “We are just as frustrated as the fans are,” said Bremen left-back Ludwig Augustinsson. Alexander Nouri’s team have not scored a goal in their last 304 minutes of Bundesliga football, and their attacking troubles were on full view yesterday. The result saw Bremen remain second from bottom, while Gladbach move up to fifth.