José Luis Gayà spoke to VCF Media after the 1-1 draw at Mestalla with Rayo Vallecano, and gave his impressions of the result.

The impact of Mestalla
We wanted to win. We didn't want to draw here at home with the dynamic that we had from two consecutive wins. I think we did enough to win. In the end, we didn't get the victory and we leave here sad. We wanted to put together three wins in a row at home, at Mestalla, in front of our fans, who almost pushed us to victory. It wasn't to be, but the dedication and the fight that we have shown I think is the way forward. We moved out of the relegation zone, but we know that it is a long fight and we have to motivated to move further away.

The result

There are 11 games left and we have to give everything to get out of the situation. Today we did the job we had to do, but they went ahead and that penalised us. The team has pushed and gave our all. We have achieved a draw that, for us, is insufficient, but that takes us out of the bottom three for now.

Battling until the end
From now until the end of the season, every game is very important. We are going to face them with the same intensity and desire as this game. We have to fight to the death, giving everything for the 98 or 100 minutes that the game lasts. We need to give everything we have and, from there, continue to grow.

Sticking together
The fans are the most important thing we have. We've seen how at Mestalla we all push together and it will be easier for us that way. We know that it is the only way forward, to stick together -fans and players- to get out of the relegation battle as soon as possible.