Villarreal leapfrogged Real Madrid into third place in La Liga with a 3-0 win over Granada on Friday while Malaga suffered a shock 1-0 home defeat by lowly Osasuna.
Bruno put Villarreal in front in the 30th minute when he drove the ball into the top corner of the net after good work by Cani.
Giovani Dos Santos made it 2-0 just after halftime with his fourth league goal of the season, poking in a pass from Jonathan Pereira.
Cani was also involved in the third goal as he set up Tomas Pina for an 82nd-minute header.
"They have very fast and direct players," said Granada keeper Roberto, "and showed why they are near the top of the table".
Villarreal have 17 points from eight games, four behind Barcelona and Atletico Madrid. Osasuna took a first-half lead at Malaga and then spent the second period desperately trying to hang on to their advantage in the face of heavy pressure from the home team.
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