Out in the blazing heat, Maxi Gomez was in red-hot form. This was the Uruguayan’s best performance all season, and fans were left to wonder what could have been, had he found his scoring boots more consistently.
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Giorgi Mamardashvili had already gotten away with a couple of close calls. A fumble here and the occasional suspect positioning there, the towering Georgian keeper had the profligacy of Athletic Bilbao’s players to partly thank for the clean sheet. He then came alive to finish the job.
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With an eye on Saturday’s Copa del Rey final, Valencia coach Jose Bordalas rang the changes to keep his side fresh for the showpiece event. In came the teenagers for the Derbi de la Comunitat. A necessary risk, but one that backfired.
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As the Copa del Rey final dawns upon us, a clear favourite has emerged. Nope, they are not Valencia. So what makes Real Betis the frontrunners for the April 23 showpiece? DOMESTIC DOMINANCE With 17 wins and 5 draws out of 31 league games, Los Verdiblancos have carried last season’s sterling form – when they […]
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When it comes to the Copa Del Rey, or King’s Cup, Valencia sure know how to rack up the trophies. The 5th most successful club in this 119-year-old competition has 8 cups and 17 final appearances so far. As Los Che gear up for another silverware showdown, here are our top 5 cup moments. #1 […]
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Copa Del Rey – the largest domestic cup competition in Spain. Beginning in 1903, this contest has proven to be a prolific battleground for Spanish football clubs. Year after year, lower league minnows dream of great upsets and making a name for themselves, while larger clubs such as Barcelona relish the opportunity to stamp their […]
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Respect, discipline and hard work. These 3 words are ingrained in Cristhian Mosquera’s mind every day at Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna. He knows that he must embody these values to succeed as a professional footballer – and a human being.
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Goncalo Guedes instinctively set off into acres of green grass once he saw Carlos Soler aiming over the defence. On and on the Portuguese went after taming his teammate’s pass. Just as he was sizing up to shoot, an Elche defender bundled him over.
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Under the floodlights at Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna, groups of children are tumbling onto the turf or special mats under the watchful eyes of their coaches. Onlookers would have been bemused at the lack of footballs or drills at the evening training session. But Miguel Alonso will argue it has everything to do with becoming a footballer.
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Miguel Angulo finds it mildly amusing when told that many of his players would have been too young to remember his scintillating performances for Valencia during the bountiful years of 2002 to 2004. Humorous as it may be, the VCF Mestalla head coach prefers it that way.
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