Valencia Confirm Death of Fan After Barcelona Match

Argentine midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, whose Valencia have lost back-to-back Champions League fixtures, added: “We will receive Gary Neville in the best possible way and we will do our best to work well with him”.

Neville joined president Chan Lay Hoon on the VIP tribune at the Mestalla stadium for Barca’s visit and saw Santi Mina level at 1-1 four minutes from time with a brilliant finish after Luis Suarez had put the Spanish and European champions ahead just before the hour.

On the other hand, Real Madrid handed Getafe a 4-1 thrashing at the Santiago Bernabeu to cut down Barcelona’s lead over them to just 4 points.

Not to be left out, Suarez also looked to get into the action, but his far post volley went over the bar, before Santos clipped the ball from off his feet when he looked certain to score.

“Today football did not reward us for our efforts”.

“Today’s game was tough because teams close ranks at the back and defend well”, Luis Enrique said.

“We had some good chances and much of the play and we are bitter that two points are now gone”. However, Real remain third, two points behind Atletico Madrid, after goals from Diego Godin and Antoine Griezmann handed Diego Simeone’s men a 2-0 win at Granada.

Neymar fired wildly over after five minutes when he should have scored and a last ditch tackle denied Leo Messi, who then shot straight at Valencia keeper Jaume when he was set up by Neymar. French striker Olivier Giroud made amends on Saturday for a first-half own goal by scoring in the second half to help Arsenal win the match, which moves the team up to second place in the standings, reports Xinhua.