Valencia coach Ruben Baraja admitted frustration after their 2-2 draw with Espanyol.

The result sends Espanyol down, with Valencia's status still undecided.

Baraja said, "It is a goal that has a lot of value because of the point it gave us. It was a night full of emotions, with a very good first half -one of the best we've seen so far this season- with chances to take the lead even before we made it 1-0. They scored from the first opportunity that they had and we started the second half well, but their goal to make it 1-2 hit us hard and the team suffered with it.

"When you see everything you've done to win and find yourself 1-2 down, it's hard, but there is something that this club and this stadium have and that is that -with the support of the fans- we fight until the last minute. We made it 2 -2, which is positive. It's a goal worth a point and leaves us with our chances intact for next Sunday's game.

"It is a day of many emotions in every way. The goal that made it 1-2 affected us, but fighting and believing until the end and having the faith that we had to equalise keeps us alive. In the final stages we did not have information about all the results and possible tiebreaker permutations in the event of draws and three-way ties.

"Now we have to prepare this week and the next game well and compete as we did today, as at times we were at a good level. Things affect you when you see that you are the better team, you play to win and you make a mistake that gives life to the opposition.

"We also have to commiserate Espanyol, who have gone down. These are difficult times for them and it is difficult to handle those emotions.

"At the end of the game we didn't know if we were safe or not. If we don't score a point in Sevilla there is a possible set of circumstances that would take us down, but we are optimistic and we think that we can score points in Sevilla. We have to focus on the game and on ourselves, and go to Sevilla to play a good game to seal survival."