Valencia survive spot kick shambles to see off Osasuna

Osasuna's top goalscorer this season with 16, Budimir adopted a stop-start approach to the kick but it failed miserably in a dramatic end to the match.

"He has apologised three times to me and he doesn't have to ask for forgiveness," Osasuna coach Jagoba Arrasate said.

"It's inevitable that we'll remember this play. That's part of the game."

Andre Almeida's angled drive in the 18th minute put visiting Valencia ahead and proved to be the difference between the sides.

Valencia rose to seventh place, three points behind Real Sociedad in the last of the European spots.

Osasuna remain 11th, equal on points with the two teams above them, Villarreal and Getafe.