Valencia coach Gary Neville suffered his first defeat since taking charge tonight at Villarreal.
Neville is still looking for his first La Liga win in charge of Valencia after his side went down 1-0 at Villarreal.
Bruno Soriano's sublime free-kick just after the hour-mark was enough to give in-form Villarreal the victory, leaving them firmly in with a chance of a top-four finish.
For Neville, it marked his first La Liga defeat in charge of Valencia, who travel to Rafael Benitez's Real Madrid on Sunday.
Los Che are 11 points off Villarreal, who sit in fourth place in La Liga.