When he signed from Lyon in 2018, centre-back Moucktar Diakhaby was heralded as Valencia’s future defensive lynchpin. But he could well have played his last match for the club with a horror showing that destroyed our hopes of a Champions League comeback.
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Valencia truly, truly look like a mess now.
After a midweek Italian dismantling at the hands of Atalanta, Los Che received a Basque bombing at the Reale Arena as the nightmare form continued.
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Morocco is now home to Valencia’s first football academy in Africa following its launch in the western city of Marrakech. It will be the fourth continent of Valencia’s burgeoning international network, which spans across Asia (Japan), North America (the United States and Canada) and Europe (Portugal, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Estonia and Greece). […]
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By 15, José Luis Gayà had already clocked an estimated 200,000 km traversing Spanish roads – a distance enough to circumnavigate the Earth five times.
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Valencia coach Albert Celades has reached the midway point of his maiden season, and the report card from Club President Anil Murthy is a glowing one.
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The January transfer window has closed, and Valencia entertained plenty of media chatter on Barcelona’s interest in star striker Rodrigo Moreno and the signing of former Roma captain Alessandro Florenzi. Club President Anil Murthy shared some insights in an exclusive interview with Batzine’s Justin Kor in Valencia. The Rodrigo saga Despite rampant media speculation that […]
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SO-LER. SO-LER. As the full time whistle sounded, the Mestalla went into delirium as the home fans chanted the No 8’s name. Every Valencia player on the field pumped their fists and gathered for a group hug. Every one in the stadium knew what the result meant: fourth place, at last.
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It’s no secret that Valencia have been looking for a right back since first choice option Cristiano Piccini was ruled out for six months in August with a fractured kneecap. After a protracted but ultimately unsuccessful endeavour to sign Joao Cancelo from Manchester City, they seem to have finally gotten their man in Alessandro Florenzi. […]
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Who needs Messi when you’ve got Maxi? And while Luis Suarez was missing for Barcelona, up stepped his fellow Uruguayan frontman for Valencia. Maxi Gomez ensured a first league win over the Blaugrana at the Mestalla since 2007 with a dominating performance.
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So, so, so close. After Carlos Soler’s goal in the 78th minute, it seemed that Valencia was on track for a famous victory over Real Madrid – only to be undone by virtually the last kick of the game. The Bat’s last home game of 2019 ended in a stalemate, as Albert Celades’s tired and injury ravaged squad eked out a creditable result against a rampaging Los Blancos who were on the back of four consecutive wins.
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