Osasuna edge closer to Europe with Atletico win
PAMPLONA, Spain :Osasuna secured a surprise 2-0 home win over Atletico Madrid in LaLiga on Thursday as headers by Alejandro Catena and Ante Budimir moved them another step closer to European football.
Defender Catena headed in from a corner to put the hosts in front in the 25th minute before Budimir doubled Osasuna's lead eight minutes from fulltime, moving them up to ninth in the standings.
Osasuna are now level on 48 points with eighth-placed Rayo Vallecano, who occupy the spot for the Europa Conference League qualifiers as five LaLiga teams are headed to the Champions League this season.
Atletico, who have been out of the title race, remained third with 70 points after 36 games.
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