The Spanish league was full of excitement this past weekend after the Valencia team delivered the biggest surprise by becoming the first team to be positioned at the top of the standings with 13 points and keeping their undefeated streak of five games up to this point in the season.
At the Mestalla Stadium, Valencia defeated Deportivo La Coruna 4-2 in a great game played by Valencia and his scorer David Villa who scored 2 goals and he is leading in scoring points this season with a total of six goals, this is indeed a very promising starting season for Villa.
Last season Valencia finished in the in 10th place with 51 points but they managed to obtain a great accomplishment which was to win the Spanish Cup for the 2007-2008 season. This new season 2008-09 Valencia had a solid start winning the last five games played in the hands of Head Coach Emery.
During this Sunday’s game, Valencia was down in the first 11 minutes of the game, but a good play done by Mata and the Italian defender Emiliano Moretti tied the game at the end of the first half. During the second half a play by Mata and Villa set Valencia with a good advantage. Later on at the 69th minute a goal by Joaquin increased the score 3-1 in favor of the Valencia CF and at the 82nd minute, Villa scored the fourth goal for his team. Although it was not the end of the game, the host player Lafita scored for El Deportivo ending the score at 4-2.
At the end of the game, Valencia’s Head Coach, Unai Emery expressed, “We are getting over the problems from last season and today we showed what we are capable of. It is nice to be top but what we are concerned with is consistency and growing as a team. We don’t know our limits because it is early in the season.”
The president Vicente Soriano also told the media, he was really excited for this season and the expectations on his team during 2008 and 2009. Definitely the team has shown they are capable of becoming the best team of the league but it is still too soon. There are still things Coach Every and his players need to improve in order to become this season’s champions, especially overcome every obstacle they will find along the way before obtaining the title.
The next game will be against Valladolid which is currently in the 11th position of the standings with 6 points. Previously, Valladolid had lost against Malaga 2-1, however, the team hopes to battle for a win against Valencia on Thursday and built up their position in the standings.
For their part, Valencia is motivated and they keep playing very good. The team will keep fighting for the top position of the league while adding more points. Therefore, we hope to see a great game and great football coming from the Valencia players. The fans also want to see their great team remain at the top spot while becoming this year’s league champions.
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