The year’s gone by in the haze of the pandemic, as days and months formed a nebulous coagulation. Valencianistas found our Champions League dreams, like 2021, equally fleeting.
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Well, that’s Christmas sorted then. And Valencia fans can thank Goncalo Guedes and Carlos Soler for the gifts. What a game of football this derby was. The best part? Those 3 points that took Los Che above Barcelona into 7th going into the festive season.
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From forgotten to unforgettable. Before last week’s match against Celta Vigo, Cristiano Piccini had not made a league start for Valencia in more than two injury-riddled years. At one point, it even seemed that the right-back was heading for the exit door.
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‘Tis the season of giving, and Valencia’s Christmas presents came early. Specifically, 2 goals and 3 points courtesy of Celta Vigo. Who needs Santa Claus when there’s Santi Mina?
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Draws against Atletico Madrid and Real Sociedad have shown Los Che’s steel. But Valencia’s third draw in a row against a fellow European contender may just expose how stale the stalemates have been – we’ve been lacking fresh ideas for a while now.
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At times, it was determined. Other times, desperate. But in a bruising encounter that featured 11 yellow cards and 1 sending off, Valencia proved that recent positive results against Villarreal and Atletico Madrid were no fluke.
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Time was running out. Valencia were staring at a home defeat to champions Atletico Madrid as the match entered the second of 7 additional minutes. Surrounded by 3 defenders, Hugo Duro sprinted and literally pointed the way forward. Jose Gaya’s laser-guided cross met the striker’s right boot. The net rippled. Delirium. But there was still work to do.
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A 7-game winless streak. Derby day rolls around. What could go wrong? For Valencia, nothing. Fans arrived in full force, Mestalla was rocking and no one could tell the home side had only claimed 3 out of the last 21 points.
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Valencia fans, look away. This was utterly embarrassing. What is happening? Our team no longer looks like the side that made such an electrifying start to the season. The Bats are tumbling down the table fast, and a crisis is looming on the horizon – if it is not already here.
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The writing was on the wall. A fourth loss in 6 games loomed large. Deep into 7 minutes of stoppage time, up stepped Goncalo Guedes and Jose Gaya. Our mercurial Portuguese winger first unleashed a late thunderbolt to give hope to the despairing fans. Gaya, scorer of a wonder goal against Barcelona last week, then came in clutch with an overhead kick – virtually the last touch of the game – to rescue Valencia.
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