Villarreal eased to a 2-0 win at Valencia to reinforce their hold on third place in LaLiga on Saturday.

Gerard Moreno and Santi Comesaña scored in the regional derby, which ended with Valencia's frustrated fans jeering the home side.

Villarreal trail leaders Real Madrid by four points and second-placed Barcelona by two before the front-runners meet in a Clásico match in the capital on Sunday.

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Moreno put Villarreal ahead just before half-time when he was fouled by José Manuel Copete in the area and converted the resulting penalty.

Santi Comesaña doubled the lead in the 57th minute. The midfield player pounced on the rebound when goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabala saved a shot by Georges Mikautadze after the Georgia striker had sped by his marker on the left flank.

Moreno became the seventh player to make 300 appearances for Villarreal. The 33-year-old striker, who has battled injuries in recent years, also added to his all-time club scoring record with his 121st goal for the "Yellow Submarine."

"I am proud to have played my 300th game with Villarreal and for it to be a win at such a hard ground," Moreno said. "The penalty opened up the game and we could have scored more in the second half."