Valencia winger Justin Kluivert says they must keep fighting after their 1-1 draw with Rayo Vallecano.

Kluivert struck a late penalty to earn the point.

He later said: "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.

"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.

"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."