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FC Barcelona 2-0 Valencia CF

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Updated: February 8, 2012

Valencia’s Copa del Rey dreams are over after suffering a loss at the Camp Nou.

It was a disappointing game to watch for Valencia fans, especially after starting so well with clear ideas and good passes. This type of play slowly digressed until dying down after Fabregas scored the first. A long ball found Fabregas with Miguel behind him, with a doubtful Alves unsure of charging out or staying put left the Catalan to lightly chip the ball over the Brazilian. Valencia stopped Barcelona’s style of play which led to a different approach that got the home team ahead.

Valencia had a good chance after ten minutes when Mathieu finds Feghouli with a great pass splitting the defense, but Feghouli hit the top side netting, very close.

Barcelona got their passes back and started to attack more. It was especially difficult for Valencia who were with out their top goal-scorer Roberto Soldado who was out with a fever.

Valencia complicated themselves more and more with their passes to the back to Rami and Ruiz who put Valencia in danger many times with bad passes and getting dispossessed easily. Alves saved them on many occasions, but they never learned.

Valencia started the second half off explosively and similar to the first. They had two occasions to score within the opening minutes of the second half, but Pinto saved them.

Aduriz had the equalizer on the 61st minute after taking a shot at an open net from the border lines of the penalty box, but an attentive and quick Mascherano headed it out to safety with Abidal behind him.

Emery decided to change the style of play and put Tino in for Banega right before the 70th. This helped the teams on corners, getting closer each time. An already booked Feghouli fouls Puyol and gets sent off in the 75th minute. This was a huge blow the away team and could have been easily avoided had he put in Piatti for Feghouli earlier. Feghouli was not having a good game and should have been substituted.

It was now ten men against eleven, and it was only a matter of time before Barcelona got the second. Only five minutes later, and Xavi scores the second after Alexis dribbles to the box to find Fabregas who quickly gives it to Xavi who shoots to the top corner beating Diego Alves.

Tino almost scored from a free kick two minutes later, but Pinto reacted in time. With two goals against them and a man down, it was almost impossible.

Barcelona kept attacking and pressuring and Valencia had a new threat with Dani Alves coming in. Valencia could have given more but the dream was over. Barcelona are in the final against Athletic Club de Bilbao.

Barcelona: Pinto, Piqué, Cesc (Iniesta, min. 91), Puyol, Xavi, Alexis (Dani Alves, min. 85), Messi, Thiago, Mascherano, Abidal and Cuenca (Tello, min. 88).

Valencia CF: Alves, Rami, Albelda (Dani Parejo, min. 84), Jonas (Piatti, min. 78), Feghouli, Ever (Tino Costa, min. 68), Aduriz, Jordi Alba, Víctor Ruiz, Mathieu and Miguel.

 

  • Moe

    In wich other league would feghuli get that second yellow card?

    • kat

      feghouli dumb ass was asking for it.. Attack the ball not the player.. of course puyol was going to make the most of it..
      we had our chances.. oh well..
      Some of the players lack application.. feghouli and on occasions victor ruiz and maybe alves, where they complicate a pretty straight forward situation.. 
      Albelda , Rami and Jordi Alba were very good.. Alba ran so much after playing on Sunday.. we need to tie him down asap.. 

      • http://www.valenciacf.com/es/ElEquipo/ Giel

        Jordi Alba was amazing, just as Diego Alves. Diego is to blame for the first goal, but he clearly made it all well by some astonishing saves and a very good performance. Jordi ran for his life and he showed that he is a Valencianista and not some Catalan fag.
        Rami was terrible, just as Ruíz. Defensively, they made some good interceptions, but what the hell were they doing when they passed the ball four times to a Barcelona player (two times each). Without Diego Alves, it would have been worse than 2-0.
        We were unlucky with our chances, but the team worked hard and it were individual mistakes that cost us the final. This will be solved with more experience on this level of play. Jordi needs to resign now and we have to build on this team. Now we can focus on getting back on track in La Liga and I’m looking forward to match our level with other good teams in the Europa League.
        ¡Amunt Valencia hasta la muerte! ♥

  • Richie

    Just unhappy. A 2 all draw would have done us good and if we just managed to do the scoring we would have been smiling now.

    Let us hope this does not happen with Stoke, otherwise as a Bat I am looking forward to some trophy this season. Period. 

  • CF@Hong Kong

     feghuli is rubbish

  • Martin

    Well, I ain’t happy ofcourse but yet again we played verry good against Barca. We totally controlled the match the first 15 minutes(Sofi destroyed Abidal) but than they score their first chance of the whole match(Alves…… and how the fuck is Cesc faster than Miguel?). After that they kicked our asses for the remaining part of the first half. Emery did some good things at half time, Alba was destroying Puyol and we were just so unlucky not to score the 1-1.(And i think that Aduriz should have given that ball to Sofi). Then comes a very stupid red card, I like how hard Sofi fights for the ball but this was just so………, tough he should have been subbed off around 65′ for Piatti. They score the 2-0 from a counter, Piatti comes on and rapes there defence only being stopped by a foul. Tino almost makes it 2-1 but Pinto is lucky to save that free kick. 

    Besides being kicked out of Cdr and our dream coming to an end we also lost lots of points in La Liga because focussing on Cdr. So, don’t put to much effort in winning the EL, with Atletico/Espanyol/Athletic closing in on us in La Liga we need to grab some points.

  • Valencia

    JUST ONLY PUSSYLONA

  • Raul

    I am sorry but Aduriz is a useful striker but not in those type of games. With Soldado we would have more opportunities to win, Aduriz worked hard but he just misses things. Aduriz is better as a supersub. We were very lucky yesterday I you have seen the stupid mistakes by our defenders. It could have been 3-0 after the first part. But If Alba scored the opportunity in the second part, which he could, the game could suddenly changed. It wasn’t a walkover, Barcelona had the ball and played good but Valencia had the change in the beginning to hurt Barcelona but because of the mistakes and all that it was dufficult to recover.

    • Martin

      Agree on Aduriz, but with Soldado begin sick(airway infection) it was the most logic choice to play Aduriz upfront.

  • http://www.valenciacf.com/es/ElEquipo/ Giel

    Jordi Alba was amazing, just as Diego Alves. Diego is to blame for the first goal, but he clearly made it all well by some astonishing saves and a very good performance. Jordi ran for his life and he showed that he is a Valencianista and not some Catalan fag.
    Rami was terrible, just as Ruíz. Defensively, they made some good interceptions, but what the hell were they doing when they passed the ball four times to a Barcelona player (two times each). Without Diego Alves, it would have been worse than 2-0.
    We were unlucky with our chances, but the team worked hard and it were individual mistakes that cost us the final. This will be solved with more experience on this level of play. Jordi needs to resign now and we have to build on this team. Now we can focus on getting back on track in La Liga and I’m looking forward to match our level with other good teams in the Europa League.
    ¡Amunt Valencia hasta la muerte! ♥

    • Jafar

      Most of the saves Alves made were nothing special and would be saved by everyone besides two.
      He is also the reason why we conceded the first goal.
      He did well but doesn’t deserve all the praise.

      • ace

        completely agree, alves leaves his line WAY too often. stay home, same deal in the first game with puyols goal. Miguel had the angle cut off only one way fabergas could go I guess alves thought he could cut them off, it was an all or nothing play he hesitated and got stuck in the middle Again. He made two quality saves and all the other ones barca hit into him. Oh well, theres always next year. The future is bright, hate to settle but it could be worse.

      • ace

        the best moderator ever, there was nothing wrong with what I said. a true valencia fan is leaving your site, thanks for nothing. keep censoring your site and continue to go no where, insidespanishfootball.com just gained a fan.

  • Cile

    What’s with Alba saying “every player wants to play for Barcelona” on Gol TV? I don’t remember a player confusing people with his words as much as he does.

  • D

    Rueda de prensa de Jordi Alba
    A las 17:00 h. en la sala de prensa de la Ciudad Deportiva
     
     
    Jordi Alba comparecerá esta tarde de jueves a las 17:00 horas en la sala de prensa de la Ciudad Deportiva. Después, el equipo se ejercitará a las 17:30 horas, 15 minutos en abierto para los medios de comunicación.
     
    What does this mean?

    • http://www.valenciacf.com/es/ElEquipo/ Giel

      Press conference from Jordi Alba
      At 17:00 in the press room of Paterna
      Jordi Alba will speak to the press this thursday afternoon at 17:00 in the press room of the Ciudad Deportiva. After that, the team will train at 17:30, the first 15 minutes will be available for the press.
       
      ;)

      • D

        What did he say..? :-)

  • ABD

    Aduriz should be replaced with a more talented attacker.