Our prediction for this Primera Division match:
Monday’s football game between Osasuna and Valencia will bring down the curtain on the La Liga round 31. Los Rojillos aim to build on a 3-0 win over Almeria, but they face a tough challenge against Valencia. Midfielder Lucas Torro is back from suspension, whilst both Unai Garcia and Enrique Barja are sidelined with injuries. Jagoba Arrasate is unlikely to make changes to the team that defeated Almeria before the Copa del Rey break.
Los Che, on the other hand, defeated Granada thanks to Andre Almeida’s goal. The 23-year-old is pushing for a recall to the starting XI, while all Roman Yaremchuk, Jose Gaya, and Mouctar Diakhaby continue to miss out through injuries. Ruben Baraja is likely to stick to the 4-4-2 formation. Anyhow, the share of spoils is on the cards in Pamplona as the two sides seem to be evenly matched at the moment.
Highlighted Player (David Garcia):
David Garcia is a Spanish player who started his youth career at Maspalomas. After making 65 appearances for Vecindario in lower leagues, he joined Las Palmas in 2003. David Garcia is a centre back, but he is capable of playing as a right back if needed. He was born on 25 February, 1982 and it is more than obvious that he dedicated his football career to Las Palmas.
Garcia made his professional debut in September, 2013 in a 2-1 victory at Elche. However, he made no more than seven league appearances for Las Palmas in the 2003/2004 season. David Garcia, though, quickly established himself as a first-team regular and it has to be noted that he played 394 league games for los Amarillos until the 2016/2017 season.
He made 37 appearances for Las Palmas in the 2014/2015 Segunda Division campaign, helping the team secure promotion to the Spanish top flight, but he played no more than 19 games for the club in the 2015/2016 Primera Division campaign. His contract with Las Palmas expires on 30 June, 2017.
Highlighted Team (Valencia):
Founded on March 18, 1919, Valencia FC are a Spanish football club that compete in La Liga. Los Che play their home games at Estadio de Mestalla, the stadium which was opened back in May, 1923. The capacity of the venue is 50,000. Seeing that bats are quite common in Valencia, it is no surprise they are nicknamed the Bats.
Valencia made it to the Champions League final on two occasions (2000, 2001), but they were beaten in the title games by Real Madrid and Bayern Munchen respectively. The Spanish club, though, did well to win the UEFA Cup title in the 2003/2004 season, with the team beating Marseille in the final of the competition.
A number of top-class footballers were part of the club in the past, with the likes of Pablo Aimar, Ruben Baraja, David Albelda, Santiago Canizares, John Carew and Gaizka Mendieta all playing for the Estadio de Mestalla outfit. Valencia main colors are white and black, whilst they often where orange jerseys and shorts when playing on the travels.