Espanyol boss Javier Aguirre is refusing to look too far ahead despite the club's positive start to the season.

Monday's 3-2 win over Athletic Bilbao, which extended their unbeaten start, moved the club into fifth position in the table.

"The start was key, players do not want a repeat of last year because the experience is still very fresh. We are like the ant, collecting points now for when the famine comes," he told reporters at a press conference.

"Long-term goals? We have to think about the next game. It's a cliche, but it's what we do. Last season we were fine until we started talking about Europe and everything went wrong."

Espanyol travel to Villarreal on Thursday.