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La Liga: Valencia In The Ascendancy Ahead Of Saturday’s Laliga Santander Clash With Leaders Barcelona

Valencia travel to Barcelona’s Camp Nou for Saturday afternoon’s huge LaLiga Santander game with a lot having changed since the teams drew 1-1 in their first meeting of 2018/19.

A super enthralling game at Mestalla back in early October saw the home side take an early lead when defender Ezequiel Garay was quickest to react at a corner kick. Midway through the first half blaugrana talisman Lionel Messi played a clever one-two with centre-forward Luis Suarez, before firing home the equaliser from the edge of the area despite being surrounded by four opposition defenders.

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La Liga: Valencia Vs Villarreal – The ‘Hidden’ Regional Rivalry Grows In Intensity

Mestalla derby drama set to thrill LaLiga Santander. LaLiga fans the world over know that Spanish football is packed with historic derbies. You need look no further than Spain’s biggest cities – Madrid, Barcelona and Sevilla – or the fierce traditional regional clashes in the Basque Country, Galicia, Andalusia, Canary Islands and elsewhere.

There are, however, many heated local rivalries can go under the radar for some observers internationally. Villarreal’s visit to Valencia this Sunday – the Derbi de la Comunitat, as it is sometimes known – is one such fixture, a game which is sure to be played in a tense atmosphere at Mestalla as players supporters from both sides look to get one over on their regional rivals.

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