Moleiro shining as Villarreal make up La Liga ground after cup failures

They host Alaves on Saturday as they bid to put pressure on the top two and keep an unlikely title dream alive, with Moleiro in fine form after stepping into the sizeable shoes of playmaker Alex Baena. With leaders Barcelona and second-placed Real Madrid participating in the Spanish Super Cup in Saudi Arabia, Villarreal can close the gap on the giants ahead of them. Marcelino Garcia Toral's third-placed side have played two fewer matches than Barca and Madrid, trailing those sides by 11 and seven points respectively.