Valencia: Page 5

Albelda warns of complacency

Date: 13th April 2011 at 12:14 pm | Written by
David Albelda has called on his Valencia team-mates to stay focused ahead of their match against La Liga‘s bottom side Almeria.Valencia, third in the table, recorded a thumping 5-0 win at home to fourth-placed Villarreal on Sunday …

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La Liga wrap: Five-star Valencia rout Villarreal

Date: 10th April 2011 at 9:22 pm | Written by
Valencia won the battle between third and fourth in La Liga with a 5-0 thrashing of Villarreal at Estadio Mestalla.Hosts Valencia led from the 13th minute of Sunday’s match through a goal from striker Roberto Soldado. But they …

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La Liga preview: Barca face must-win clash

Date: 7th April 2011 at 5:23 pm | Written by
Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola has warned his squad they must not lose when they host struggling Almeria on Saturday.Guardiola’s side top La Liga by eight points as they prepare to face the division’s bottom club, but need …

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La Liga wrap: Barca extend lead after Real slip

Date: 2nd April 2011 at 10:24 pm | Written by
Barcelona beat Villarreal on Saturday to open up an eight-point lead in La Liga after Real Madrid lost 1-0 at home to Sporting Gijon.A 79th-minute goal from Miguel de las Cuevas helped Sporting register an unlikely upset …

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Flagging Valencia look to end slump

Date: 31st March 2011 at 5:20 pm | Written by
La Liga outfit Valencia are looking to end their form slump with victory over Getafe on Saturday.The club have been training all week in the lead-up to the match, despite a threatened strike over TV rights being …

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La Liga preview: Barca on alert at Villarreal

Date: 31st March 2011 at 9:37 am | Written by
After much deliberation, the weekend’s La Liga fixtures are set to go ahead, with leaders Barcelona facing a tough test away to Villarreal.A majority of Spanish top flight clubs had agreed to boycott the weekend’s fixtures in …

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Euro 2012 Group I: Spain wins fifth straight

Date: 29th March 2011 at 10:43 am | Written by
%image% Spain virtually secured their place at the Euro 2012 finals with a 3-1 win over Lithuania in Group I on Tuesday.The world champions maintained their 100 per cent record with their fifth win but they did not have it …

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Brazil debut bliss for Jonas

Date: 29th March 2011 at 6:36 am | Written by
Valencia striker Jonas was delighted to have made his international debut for Brazil in their 2-0 friendly international win over Scotland.The 26-year-old came off the bench at London’s Emirates stadium on Sunday, a moment he claims will …

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Valencia hope La Liga matches go ahead

Date: 28th March 2011 at 2:58 pm | Written by
Valencia defender Angel Dealbert said training this week has continued as normal despite the threat of postponed fixtures in La Liga.Football clubs in Spain are at odds with the national government because of a dispute over television …

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La Liga preview: Barca aim to extend gap at top

Date: 18th March 2011 at 3:15 am | Written by
Barcelona will be hoping to bounce back from last week’s slip-up against Sevilla when they welcome 11th-placed Getafe to the Nou Camp on Saturday.After the heights of last week’s 3-1 Champions League round-of-16 second-leg victory over Arsenal …

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