A dominant performance by the Blue and Whites as they beat fierce rivals Betis 4-0 at La Rosaleda.
Joaquín opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 13th minute after the Betis keeper Casto was ordered from the pitch for bringing down Eliseu inside the area.
Saviola made it two and then an own goal from Amaya in the 73rd minute and an angled shot from Isco just one minute later put the result beyond doubt and the points in the bag for Málaga who now move up, at least temporarily, to second in La Liga.
Feghouli and Viera were on target for Valencia as they beat Zaragoza 2-0 to move up to seventh place pending Sunday’s games.