VALENCIA CF vs. REAL MURCIA CF
The cup returns to Mestalla after a break of almost four years. Valencia
will be playing this next one-off round in their own stadium on the 17th of
December, according to the luck of the draw carried out in Madrid today 31st
of October. The last time Mestalla played host to a cup fixture was on the
12th of January 2000, when a 2-0 win over Pamplona's Osasuna was of no help
at all, having lost in the Navarran capital 3-0 in the first leg versus a
team that at that point was still in the Second Division, back in the times
of Hector Cuper.
That elimination against Osasuna was the beginning of an awful journey in
the Cup, in which Valencia has taken part in all manner of situations, not
just of a sporting nature, and normally resulting in elimination against
teams from the Second B division.
Benitez, once he knew we were playing against Murcia, declared to the
press that "We have an advantage to begin with" because this match is played
in Mestalla and there is no return leg. Benitez said that Murcia is "a block
with good footballers of a good level. It's always an advantage to play at
home of course because the of the home crowd support". Valencia's coach added
that "these heads or tails matches always give everyone a bit of a buzz. It's
going to be pretty and I hope the result will favour us", he added hopefully.
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每一個快樂的今天,會帶來同樣快樂的明天,這樣的時光將持續永遠
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