Diego Milito put the home side ahead from the penalty spot early on and Valencia goalkeeper Juan Luis Mora scored a comical own goal on the half-hour mark to give the home side a two-goal advantage at the break.

But Valencia hit back late on through Nikola Zigic and David Silva to earn a point from this pulsating encounter.

Getafe moved further up the Primera Liga table after they claimed a 2-0 victory over 10-men Almeria in a bad-tempered match at the Estadio del Mediterraneo, while Sevilla signed off for 2007 with a 4-1 beating of Racing Santander.