Villarreal boss Marcelino believes that Osasuna will pose his side "a lot of difficulties" in the La Liga meeting on Monday evening.

The Yellow Submarine were beaten 1-0 by Real Valladolid last weekend, but Marcelino is hopeful that his team will recover at El Madrigal.

"We had a bad game at Real Valladolid and now we'll be trying to have a good one," he told reporters at a press conference.

"They'll cause us a lot of difficulties, they only run the necessary risks and they're difficult to beat."

Victory for Villarreal would move them to within three points of fourth-place Athletic Bilbao.