Nigerian international Umar Sadiq starred as Valencia held Osasuna to a thrilling 3-3 draw at the Estadio El Sadar, Pamplona in the Spanish La Liga.

The Super Eagles star netted a brace to help Los Che secure a crucial point at away from home.

Sadiq has now netted three goals in six La Liga appearances for the club since joining Valencia on a loan deal in January.

Speaking in a post match reaction, Carlos Corberán hailed Sadiq for his significant contribution to the team.

“Scoring three goals is nice, but conceding three is less nice . To win we had to be more defensively strong. Attacking doesn’t stop you from defending better at many moments of the game,” Corberán said in a post-match reaction.

“In defence we were not as tight as we should have been. We should have defended the result with the ball and we didn’t do it.”

“Sadiq arrived very committed and eager to work.

“We are going to give him the confidence he needs to continue helping the team.”

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