Villarreal CF's home advantage proved elusive as they fell to a 2-3 defeat at the hands of Sevilla FC in La Liga. The visiting team took an early lead through a 10th-minute goal from Papu Gomez, but Villarreal levelled through Gerard Moreno in the 30th minute. Sevilla's victory was sealed by late goals from Ivan Rakitic and En-Nesry, pushing them up to 5th in the table while dealing a blow to Villarreal's top-four hopes.