Real Betis' Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho (right) celebrates after scoring a goal during the Spanish La Liga football match between Real Betis and Valladolid at the Benito Villamarin stadium in Sevilla on Sept 20, 2020. (CRISTINA QUICLER / AFP)

MADRID - Real Betis continued their perfect start under new coach Manuel Pellegrini as they beat Real Valladolid 2-0 at home on Sunday for a second win in a row.

Nabil Fekir put Betis ahead in the 10th minute while Portuguese midfielder William Carvalho promptly extended their lead in the 18th with a volley from outside the area.

The hosts comfortably saw out the victory to add to last week’s last-gasp win at Alaves.

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Granada's Spanish forward Roberto Soldado (center) jumps for the ball during the Spanish La Liga football match between Granada and Alaves at Los Carmenes stadium in Granada on Sept 20, 2020. (JORGE GUERRERO / AFP)

Elsewhere, Granada notched a third consecutive win in all competitions by beating Alaves 2-1 at home thanks to a late winner from Darwin Machis after Alaves striker Joselu had cancelled out an early opener from veteran Roberto Soldado.

Granada had gone into the game in a confident mood after thrashing Albanian side Teuta 4-0 in a Europa League qualifier, which followed their 2-0 opening-day win over Athletic Bilbao.

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Earlier, Cadiz earned their first win in the top flight for 14 years by beating Huesca 2-0 away with goals in either half from Alvaro Negredo and Jorge Pombo.