Osasuna (7-11-7, 32 points) secured a 3-3 draw against Valencia (5-8-12, 24 points) thanks to a late goal from forward Umar Sadiq, after the home side had mounted a comeback with two goals from midfielder Aimar and one from forward Ante Budimir, who entered the club’s history books by becoming its all-time top scorer in LaLiga.

Valencia took an early lead through forward Diego López, whose goal was initially disallowed for offside but later validated by VAR. However, Osasuna responded quickly and threatened the visitors’ goal, mainly through combinations between forward Bryan Zaragoza and Aimar. The equalizer came when the team’s No. 10 capitalized on a rebound inside the box. Despite Osasuna’s dominance, Valencia struck again, with Sadiq making it 2-1. Aimar leveled the score moments later with a stunning volley from the edge of the area.

Supported by the home crowd, Osasuna pushed for a comeback before halftime, and it came in the 45th minute with a historic goal. Ante Budimir converted a penalty won by midfielder Rubén García, securing his place as Osasuna’s all-time top scorer in Spain’s top flight.

Valencia pushed forward for an equalizer in the second half, but Osasuna held firm defensively while looking to counter quickly. Bryan had a golden opportunity, but his shot skimmed the crossbar. As the game progressed, Valencia created danger, forcing two key saves from Sergio Herrera. In the final moments, Sadiq found the net again, scoring a backheel goal inside the box. Osasuna nearly snatched victory in stoppage time, but Catena’s header from a corner went just wide.

Osasuna will now prepare to face FC Barcelona on Saturday, March 8 at Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium in Week 27 of LaLiga EA Sports. Kickoff is set for 9 p.m. CET (8 p.m. GMT/3 p.m. ET).

BOX SCORE
Osasuna 3-3 Valencia

GOALS:
VAL: Diego López 4 (Iván Jaime 1) 14’
OSA: Aimar 3 (Ante Budimir 2) 26’
VAL: Umar Sadiq 2 (Javi Guerra 3) 32’
OSA: Aimar 4 (Jesús Areso 2) 39’
OSA: Ante Budimir 14 (Penalty kick) 45’
VAL: Umar Sadiq 3 (S.C. Tenés 1) 87’

DISCIPLINE:
VAL: Luis Rioja (Yellow card) 68’
OSA: Lucas Torró (Yellow card) 77’
OSA: Iker Muñoz (Yellow card) 80’

C.A. Osasuna: Sergio Herrera (C); Lucas Torró, Jon Moncayola (Iker Muñoz, m. 72), Aimar (Kike Barja, m. 55), Jesús Areso (Rubén Peña, m. 83), Rubén García, Ante Budimir, Bryan Zaragoza (Moi Gómez, m. 73), Enzo Boyomo, Abel Bretones (Juan Cruz, m. 72), Alejandro Catena
Subs not used: Aitor Fernández, Pablo Valencia; Unai García, Jorge Herrando, Pablo Ibáñez, Raúl García, Jose Arnaiz

Valencia C.F.: Giorgi Mamardashvili; Cristhian Mosquera, Enzo Barrenechea (Pepelu, m. 80), Javi Guerra (Andre Almeida, m. 67), Umar Sadiq, José Gayá (C) (Fran Pérez, m. 67), César Tárrega, Diego López (S.C. Tenés, m. 80), Ivan Jaime (Rafa Mir, m. 56), Dimitri Foulquier, Luis Rioja
Subs not used: Jaume Domenech, Stole Dimitrievski; Mouctar Diakhaby, Hugo Guillamón, Max Aarons, Jesús Vázquez, Yarek Gasiorowski

STATS SUMMARY:
OSA/VAL
Shots: 11/12
Shots on Goal: 5/%
Corners: 3/3
Fouls: 10/7
Possession: 50.7%/49.3%

Referee: Mario Melero López
Assistant referees: José Luís Martínez Serrano & José Francisco García Lozano
Fourth official: José Alberto Pardeiro Puente
VAR: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
Assistant VAR: Raúl Cabañero Martínez