Tight victory for Valencia against Real Sociedad

On the 23rd date of the tournament, the Ches celebrated at home by facing the Txuri-urdines. The visit scored the only goal, which was against the game in the 39th minute of the first half, by Igor Zubeldía, against.

Hugo Guillamón was the figure of the party. The Valencia midfielder managed 26 correct passes and struck out 5 balls.

Another relevant player in the game was Mouctar Diakhaby. The Valencian defender was important winning 2 balls and throwing 4 balls out of the danger zone.

With a dirty game, the match played between the two teams stood out. The warnings were numerous: Martín Zubimendi, Dimitri Foulquier, Diego Rico, Yunus Musah, Samuel Castillejo, Toni Lato, Giorgi Mamardashvili, Gabriel Paulista and Carlos Fernández.

Valencia technical director Rubén Baraja has proposed a 4-3-3 strategy with Giorgi Mamardashvili in goal; Dimitri Foulquier, Gabriel Paulista, Mouctar Diakhaby and Toni Lato on the defensive line; Yunus Musah, Hugo Guillamón and André Almeida in the middle; and Samuel Castillejo, Hugo Duro and Samuel Lino in attack.

For their part, those led by Imanol Alguacil stopped with a 4-4-2 pattern with Alex Remiro under the three sticks; Ander Barrenetxea, Igor Zubeldía, Robin Le Normand and Diego Rico in defence; Takefusa Kubo, Martín Zubimendi, Mikel Merino and Brais Méndez in midfield; and Alexander Sorloth and Mikel Oyarzábal ahead.

The judge selected for the match at the Mestalla Stadium was Alejandro Hernández Hernández.

Los Ches will host Barcelona the following day. Likewise, the Txuri-urdines will play at home against Cadiz.

After the game, the home team find themselves with 23 points and in seventeenth place in the standings. While the visit has 43 units and ranks third in the tournament.