Real Sociedad coach Imanol Alguacil was happy to eke out a win against Valencia.
Carlos Fernandez struck the winner for the La Real.
Imanol said: "We are not always going to be able to play an exquisite game and be superior to our rivals, the important thing is that when it happens like today, that we are not so exquisite, we are able to compete as we have done and win."
Selim Amallah saw red for Los Che.
"I didn't like the second-half, because even against eleven we played better. We lost many easy balls, being unable to come up with one more in the face of their pressure, which I attribute to physical fatigue.
"That's why I think we have to give it a lot of value to the three points. Valencia's final push? We put ourselves behind with our own mistakes, although it was evident that in the end they were going to have a fight."