Matija Nastasić, Dani Rodríguez and Antonio Raíllo were on target as we beat CA Osasuna 3-2 to head into the winter break in winning form.
Javier Aguirre named Gio Gonzalez among the central defence in a back five while we welcomed back former striker Ante Budimir.
We could not have wished for a worse start as Pablo Ibañez gave the visitors the lead in the seventh minute when he reacted first to a loose ball in the box.
Nastasić provided an instant response when he headed home from a corner just five mintues later.
Jaume Costa had a chance to give us the lead in the 32nd minute when he arrived late at the back post to fire at goal, but his effort was saved.
Antonio Sanchez had the best opportunity to put us in front when he was alone at the back post minutes before half-time, but his header was blocked.
We went into the break on level terms as the game’s tempo slowed following a frenetic start.
We took the lead in the 53rd minute when Dani Rodríguez struck the ball on the half volley at the near post from outside the area.
We continued to cause problems from set-pieces and got our reward in the 62nd minute when Raíllo headed home Dani Rodríguez’s delivery from a free-kick to extend our lead.
Predrag Rajković had to be in fine form after our goals as he made various stops to ensure we maintained our lead.
There was not much he could in injury time when Raúl Garcia deflected a fierce shot towards goal from close range to pull another goal back and set up a tense finale.
However, we remained resolute and ensured that all three points remained at home as we head into the winter break.
