Osasuna 2 - Valencia 1

Osasuna: Ricardo; Javier Flaño, Cuéllar, Miguel Flaño, Clavero; David López, Puñal, Raúl García (Valdo 76'), Delporte (Delporte 65'); Webó (Cruchaga 87'), Milosevic. 4-4-2.
Valencia: Cañizares; Miguel (Pablo 71'), Ayala, Raúl Albiol, Carboni; Albelda (Hugo Viana 81'), Edu; Angulo, Regueiro, Vicente (Mista 62'); David Villa. 4-2-3-1.

Team changes: Osasuna: Javier Flaño, Cuéllar, Miguel Flaño, Clavero, Raúl García for Izquierdo, Cruchaga, Josetxo, Corrales, Muñoz / Valencia: Carboni, Edu, Vicente for Moretti, Baraja, Aimar.

Goals:
1-0. 47. Milosevic. Got above defence to head Delporte cross past Cañizares.
2-0. 50. David López. Picked up Webó headed pass and shot from right of area.
2-1.93. David Villa. Bent free kick over defensive wall and in off far post.

Osasuna secured the last Champions League spot with a 2-1 win over Valencia on Tuesday night. The Pamplona based side needed to do at least as well as Sevilla, who were playing Real Madrid at the same time, and there was a festival atmosphere when news came in that Madrid had scored twice. But then there was an amazing turn-around at the Sánchez Pizjuán, and with nobody able to break the deadlock in the Reyno de Navarra stadium by half time, Sevilla had momentarily overtaken them in the table.

Just two minutes after the restart though, Milosevic got on the end of Delporte's cross to head the home side in to the lead. The visitors almost levelled the scores when Regueiro forced a first class save out of Ricardo, but play raced up the other end and Webó headed on Delporte's cross for David López to make it two, a goal which cost Cañizares the Zamora prize for this season.

Valencia themselves were competing with Madrid for the important second spot which gives direct access to the Champions League, and with their rivals losing, a draw would have been enough. But Ricardo kept out a dangerous David Villa free kick and Regueiro hit the crossbar, and when Villa finally beat the keeper with an injury time free kick to move level with Eto'o on 25 league goals, there were only seconds remaining. Osasuna were going to the Champions League for the first time in their 86 year history, and the San Fermín festival started a couple of months earlier than usual!