Valencia boss Juan Antonio Pizzi has insisted that his side will not give up the race for Europa League football this season.

As it stands, the former Spanish champions sit ninth in La Liga, eight points behind seventh-place Villarreal, but they have one game in hand over the Yellow Submarine.

"It's insignificant to put label on achieving or not achieving a goal. I don't like using the word failure. We need to win all of the games we have left," Inside Spanish Football quotes Pizzi as saying.

"We try to represent the feelings of the fans that come and watch the games. We need to our effort to be reflective of the fans. That's our promise to the fans."

Valencia face Getafe later this evening.