Tag: valencia
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La Liga: Setien’s Barca beaten at Valencia
Quique Setien suffered his first defeat as Barcelona manager as Valencia claimed their first home win over the Spanish champions since 2007. The hosts broke the deadlock when Jordi Alba deflected Maxi Gomez’s powerful strike past Marc-Andre ter Stegen. Gomez, who had a first-half penalty saved by Ter Stegen, completed the scoring in the second…
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Barkley misses penalty in Chelsea home defeat to Valencia
Valencia gatecrashed Frank Lampard’s managerial bow in the Champions League by earning a morale-boosting 1-0 win at Chelsea on Tuesday. This was after Ross Barkley spurned a chance to equalise by missing the target from the penalty spot. Spain forward Rodrigo Moreno gave the visitors the lead against the run of play in the 74th…
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Resurgent Valencia inflict 9th La Liga defeat on Real Madrid
Real Madrid’s harrowing campaign continued as they fell to a ninth defeat in La Liga and their first since coach Zinedine Zidane returned. They were deservedly beaten 2-1 away by a resurgent Valencia on Wednesday. Portugal international Goncalo Guedes fired Valencia into the lead in the 35th minute with a thumping shot from inside the…
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UCL: Man Utd lose at Valencia to blow chance of top spot
Manchester United endured an undignified end to their topsy-turvy UEFA Champions League group stage campaign by losing 1-2 at already-eliminated Valencia on Wednesday and missing their chance of topping Group H. Manchester United were already guaranteed a last 16 berth but needed to win and to see Juventus lose to group minnows Young Boys if…
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Champions League: Man Utd, Valencia charged over delayed kick-off
Manchester United have been charged by Uefa over their late arrival for Tuesday’s Champions League draw with Valencia, which delayed kick-off by five minutes. The team coach was delayed in traffic on its way to Old Trafford from the Lowry Hotel in Manchester city centre. United manager Jose Mourinho said they were refused a police…
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Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi joins Valencia on a season-long loan
Chelsea striker Michy Batshuayi has joined Spanish club Valencia on a season-long loan. The 24-year-old Belgium international spent part of last season on loan at German club Borussia Dortmund, scoring nine times in 14 appearances. Batshuayi joined Chelsea in July 2016 for a fee in the region of £33m and has scored 19 times in…