Our prediction for this Copa del Rey match:
CP Parla will try to claim a major scalp in the Copa del Rey round 1 when they face Valencia at Estadio Antonio Dominguez Alfonso on Wednesday. CP Parla set up a meeting with Valencia by beating Sonseca after extra-time, but they will have a much bigger fish to fry against los Che. Anyhow, we are positive that the hosts will adopt a defence-minded approach this time out.
Ruben Baraja’s men, on the other hand, were on the verge of beating Getafe at the weekend, but los Azulones eventually scored a late equalizer. Midfielder Pepelu is back from suspension and seeing that Valencia are eager to make amends for the unsuccessful La Liga start, away win should be considered. The likes of Rafa Mir, Jesus Vazquez, and Mouctar Diakhaby continue to miss out with injuries, while both Hugo Guillamon and Dimitri Foulquier should be recalled to the starting XI.
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.