New Valencia head coach Gary Neville watched the League tie from the stands as his brother Phil took charge from the bench in a caretaker capacity.
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“After seeing them I think they are one of the best teams in the league, on an individual level and a team one”, Enrique added. Real Madrid are now just four points behind Barca as they bounced back from their embarrassing elimination from the Copa del Rey for fielding an ineligible player in midweek with Karim Benzema, Gareth Bale and Cristiano Ronaldo all on target in their 4-1 thrashing of Getafe.
Valencia have confirmed that a supporter has passed away after he collapsed celebrating their late equaliser against Barcelona in a 1-1 draw on Saturday.
The Primera Division leaders missed a host of chances in a one-sided first half, but still looked set to take all three points when Luis Suarez scored just before the hour mark. But, Valencia equalized when Santi Mina crashed the ball past Claudio Bravo from a Paco Alcacer lay-off in the 86th minute. “I am happy with the performance of the team, for their ambition, their way of preparing for every match and we’ll keep going”, said Enrique.
“We knew that if it was 0-0 or we were losing by a single goal this team had the guts to get a result”, Mina told Spanish television.
“We lacked that ease that we normally have to finish our chances in the final third”.
And Voro believes the confidence gained from the point will help Neville’s job of turning the club’s season around in the coming weeks.
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Flores, who had success as a player and manager at the Mestalla Stadium, says the Englishman must realise he is walking into a club that is a lot bigger and harder to control than many people realise.
