Granada took a huge step towards securing their La Liga future with victory over fellow strugglers Osasuna on Saturday night. Granada edged the encounter in every department but the lead given to them by Youssef El Arabi's 23rd-minute goal was being increasingly tested until the decisive incident in the 79th minute, when Fernando Nano felled Yacine Brahimi in the penalty area. Nano saw red a...Full Story »

Granada took a huge step towards securing their La Liga future with a 3-0 victory over fellow strugglers Osasuna. Granada edged the encounter in every department but the lead given to them by Youssef El Arabi's 23rd-minute goal was being increasingly tested until the decisive incident in the 79th minute, when Fernando Nano felled Yacine Brahimi in the penalty area. Nano saw red and Guilherme S...Full Story »

Granada striker Carlos Aranda has admitted the Primera Division clash with fellow strugglers Osasuna at the Estadio Nuevo Los Carmenes is a time for calm heads. The two clubs head into the game locked together on 36 points - four points above the relegation zone - and in the knowledge that victory could be enough to ensure survival depending on results elsewhere. Granada have given themselves ...Full Story »

Alejandro Arribas struck a second-half winner to earn Osasuna a potentially priceless 1-0 victory against Getafe and help their fight to avoid the drop. Arribas netted 16 minutes from time as Osasuna ended a five-match winless streak with a deserved triumph that moves them four points above third-bottom Deportivo La Coruna, who lost 1-0 at Real Valladolid. While the result could help save Osas...Full Story »

Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar reckons his side's need to beat the drop is more pressing than opponents Getafe's desire to qualify for Europe. The hosts go into the weekend just one point above the Primera Division's bottom three with four games to go, while their opponents are six off the top six. Osasuna have not won in their last five league games, taking just two points from them, to l...Full Story »

Valencia rolled over Osasuna 4-0 at the Mestalla to strike a blow to the visitors' hopes of avoiding relegation. Two goals late in the first half from Roberto Soldado and Ricardo Costa gave the hosts a comfortable lead and the second half became a formality after Alejandro Arribas was sent off and Ever Banega scored from the resulting free-kick. David Timor then also saw red and Jonas added to...Full Story »

Osasuna defender Ruben Martinez admits the team are worried about their chances of avoiding relegation due to the good form of other sides fighting for Primera Division survival. Fellow strugglers Zaragoza, Celta Vigo and Granada all achieved victories last weekend, while Deportivo La Coruna - bottom of the table a month ago - have taken 14 points from their last six matches. Osasuna, meanwhil...Full Story »

Rayo Vallecano missed the chance to close in on a European spot as they had to come from behind to draw 2-2 with relegation-threatened Osasuna in the Primera Division. Three goals in six first-half minutes had promised a free-scoring match, but after the early excitement there was precious little for the fans at Campo de Futbol de Vallecas. Andrija Delibasic put the hosts ahead in the seventh ...Full Story »

Alejandro Dominguez has identified Friday's meeting with Osasuna as a critical fixture if Rayo Vallecano are to secure Europa League qualification. Rayo currently sit eighth in the Primera Division table, five points behind sixth-placed Malaga, who occupy the final European spot. But Vallecano have endured a dip in form in recent weeks, winning just one of their last five fixtures, and Argenti...Full Story »

Osasuna could not get the win they needed to arrest a poor run of form that has them hovering just above the relegation zone, but did enough to frustrate Real Sociedad's European ambitions in a poor goalless draw in Pamplona. There were desperately few chances of note at either end, although Sociedad's Imanol Agirretxe was denied by a post midway through the first half with a header from a corn...Full Story »

Osasuna midfielder Patxi Punal has denied his side are in a dangerous downward spiral ahead of their Primera Division clash with Real Sociedad. Osasuna have only won once in their last six games and are now just four points clear of the relegation zone with seven games to play. However, Punal, 37, has denied that a negative feeling is sweeping through the dressing room as the end of the season...Full Story »

Malaga's week to forget ended on a high as Julio Baptista gave them something to smile about with an injury-time winner in a 1-0 success against Osasuna. Manuel Pellegrini's side were dumped out of the Champions League at the quarter-final stage on Tuesday thanks to Borussia Dortmund's injury-time heroics, and the fall-out was unpleasant. The club's president complained that their exit was bas...Full Story »

Malaga coach Manuel Pellegrini is confident his side can recover from the emotional rollercoaster of being knocked out of the Champions League by two injury time goals to focus on securing a place in the competition for next season. Malaga were moments away from booking their place in the semi-finals before Borussia Dortmund clinched victory in dramatic style with two stoppage-time scores to mo...Full Story »

Espanyol took a giant step towards securing their future in the Primera Division for another season after beating Osasuna at the Reyno de Navarra. Hector Moreno gave the Catalans the lead early in the second half and Mubarak Wakaso made sure of all three points in stoppage time. The result takes Javier Aguirre's side 13 points clear of the relegation zone but Osasuna, who are five points above...Full Story »

Osasuna coach Jose Luis Mendilibar has told his side they will have a much better chance of beating Espanyol on Sunday if they seek to outmuscle the Catalan side, rather than attempt to beat them with skill. He singled out Espanyol playmaker Joan Verdu as one of the key players for Javier Aguirre's team and indicated his side would work to limit the damage he can cause in the Primera Division e...Full Story »

Osasuna's hopes of avoiding relegation were handed a huge boost after they came from behind to beat Valladolid 3-1. An own goal by centre-back Ruben gave the hosts an early lead but two goals by Kike Sola within 10 minutes after half-time put Jose Mendilibar's side in the lead, before Miguel De Las Cuevas scored his first goal for the club to make sure of the points. Patrick Ebert made his fir...Full Story »

Osasuna striker Kike Sola has called on his team-mates to show more attacking ambition, ahead of their away match with Valladolid. The Navarrans have scored just 23 goals this season, fewer than any other team in the Primera Division, and the forward believes they need to exploit their ability in the air, especially from set pieces. He also called on all the outfield players to contribute more...Full Story »

Lionel Messi and David Villa combined to devastating effect to see off Rayo Vallecano 3-1 and help Barcelona restore their 13-point lead at the top of La Liga tonight. Rayo could not handle the partnership which accounted for all three goals - Villa opening the scoring before Messi netted twice to extend his stunning goalscoring record to 18 successive league matches. The visitors remain in mi...Full Story »

A Diego Costa double gave Atletico Madrid a 2-0 victory over Osasuna at the Reyno de Navarra stadium to close the gap on Real Madrid in second place to one point. The Brazilian scored the opening goal of the game towards the end of the first half and added the second three minutes into the second period, but was substituted before the end after injuring his ankle, leaving the pitch in visible p...Full Story »

Atletico Madrid midfielder Raul Garcia is confident his side can bounce back from their disappointing home defeat to Real Sociedad last weekend against Osasuna, although he knows his former club will not be easy opponents for the high-flying Rojiblancos. Atletico saw their 100 per cent home record this season ended by a 1-0 defeat to Sociedad, and that loss also cost Diego Simeone's men second ...Full Story »