The football was sparing and decided not to spice up the bland match between Valencia and Cádiz, which canceled each other out and signed a draw that did not benefit either of them. First because the che lost an excellent opportunity to get closer to the European competition positions and second because the cadistas cannot break away from the relegation zone.
| 28 G. Mamardashvili | 1 J. Ledesma | ||
| 2 Thierry Correia | 15 Akapo | ||
| 12 M. Diakhaby | 23 Luis Hernandez | ||
| 5 Gabriel Paulista | 32 V. Chust | ||
| 15 O. Alderete 68′ | 22 pacha hawthorn | ||
| (23 Ilaix) | 14 Ivan Alejo 65′ | ||
| 21 Bryan Gil 78′ | (21 Ruben Nephew) | ||
| (17 D. Cheryshev) | 24 F. San Emeterio 81′ | ||
| 6 H. Guillamon 86′ | (9 A. Lozano) | ||
| (11 Clear Costa) | 4 Ruben Alcaraz | ||
| 32 J. Vazquez 86′ | 11 O. Idrissi 90 ‘ | ||
| (14 J. Gayà) | (10 A. Perea) | ||
| 10 C. Soler | 18 Á. Negredo | ||
| 9 M. Gómez 68′ | 25 Lucas Perez 81′ | ||
| (19 Hugo Hard) | (6 José Mari) | ||
| 7 G. Guedes | |||
Goals:
Cards:L F. San Emeterio (33′), Iván Alejo (58′), O. Alderete (59′), Gabriel Paulista (67′), Rubén Alcaraz (77′), José Mari (86′), A. Lozano (87 ‘), M. Diakhaby (96’)L José Mari (95 ‘)
Referee: Diaz de Mera Escuderos (Castile-La Mancha Committee)
Stadium: Mestalla
| THE BEST Bryan Gil’s dribbles added color | |
| WORST Both teams settled for not losing |
return from São Paulo
Valencia presented a starting eleven against Cádiz with two innovations in defense, after Thierry Correia returned to the right side, to the detriment of Foulquier, and Gabriel Paulista to play again with a system made up of three central defenders. In the cadista team, Sergio opted for Lucas Pérez and not for Choco Lozano as Álvaro Negredo’s partner at the top.
Despite their situation, it was Cádiz who had more control of the ball during the first half. It did not matter to Valencia, compact in defense and comfortable waiting for a counter to do damage.
Despite their intentions of wanting to be the protagonist, the cadistas lacked depth to reach the vicinity of Mamardashvili’s goal, while the locals hardly had any bite or football. The result, a bland game without the sauce of the goal.
Maxi runs into the post
However, in a flash Valencia put some pepper to the game. Coming out of a corner, Maxi connected with his head with the ball and crashed it against the crossbar. Alederete could not hole the rebound and missed the opportunity. The scare seemed to encourage Cádiz, who responded with a header from Negredo that sent Mamardashvili flying to avoid the goal.
The second act was even and dense in equal parts. Only Bryan Gil’s driving animated the duel a bit, although none was unbalanced enough to break a bland 0-0. To top it off, Bryan had to retire injured shortly after the end.