Soccer Football - La Liga Santander - Valencia v FC Barcelona - Mestalla, Valencia, Spain - January 25, 2020 Barcelona's Gerard Pique concedes a penalty against Valencia's Jose Luis Gaya REUTERS/Albert Gea
VALENCIA (Reuters) - La Liga champions Barcelona were beaten 2-0 away to Valencia on Saturday for their first defeat in three games under new coach Quique Setien.
An own goal from former Valencia defender Jordi Alba gave the home side a deserved lead early in the second half while Maxi Gomez struck in the 77th minute to seal his side's first home win over Barca in the league in almost 13 years.
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