Villarreal 1 - Osasuna 0

Villarreal: Reina; Belletti, Coloccini, Ballesteros, Arruabarrena; Pedro Martí, Josico (Xisco Nadal 93'); Guayre, Riquelme (César Arzo 89'), Roger; Sonny Anderson. 4-2-3-1.
Osasuna: Sanzol; Izquierdo, Cruchaga, Mateo, Antonio López; Valdo (Iván Rosado 63'), Muñoz, Alfredo (Rivero 56'), Moha; Bakayoko (Webó 74'), Aloisi. 4-4-2.

Team changes: Villarreal: No change / Osasuna: Valdo, Muñoz for Rivero, Puñal.

Goals:
1-0. 23. Guayre. Scored on the follow up after Sanzol saved from Anderson.

Osasuna lost 1-0 at Villarreal, but still hold on to fourth spot, a point above Barcelona and Atlético. The Pamplona based side started strongly, with Bakayoko testing Reina with a header early on. But midway through the first half Sanzol couldn't hold on to a long shot from Sonny Anderson, and Guayre potted the rebound from a possible offside position. Riquelme almost got another when he shot just wide, but Aloisi missed the easiest chance of the match at the other end soon afterwards, shooting over the bar with the goal at his mercy.

The visitors were forced to come forward after the break, leaving more space at the back which Benito Floro's side tried to exploit on the counterattack. Yanguas came close to chipping the ball into his own net under challenge from Anderson, whose claim for a penalty by Sanzol in the same incident was turned down. And a few minutes later Roger got the ball in the net in a similar play to the first goal, only to see it ruled out by referee Moreno Delgado for a non-existent offside. But the locals had to defend frantically for the last few minutes, and only the hands of Reina kept the visitors from saving a point.