Valencia have been absolutely flying in recent weeks.
And this weekend they look to extend their excellent run against rivals Sevilla.
They do so at Mestalla, where the fans have had plenty to cheer about thus far.
A radical turnaround under new coach Marcelino.
Has taken them from struggling in the past two seasons to second place in LaLiga.
One of the main reasons for this has been a purple patch for their strikers.
Who are averaging a spectacular amount of goals since the campaign kicked off.
"Valencia can never be a surprise, because they are a big side and their
place is always at the top. Our objective is to work,
fight, learn every day and see how far we can go."
"We're in very good shape. We are working every day to do as best as possible.
We're managing it, we're doing things well, but we have to keep
working because we know it's difficult to keep this form going."
Simone Zaza is Valencia's top marksman with 7 goals, but Rodrigo Moreno and Santi Mina
have also been scoring regularly and goalkeeper Neto has been solid between the sticks.
Add to that the daring midfield play of Carlos Soler and the extraordinary talent of Gonçalo Guedes, and Valencia have
had the strength to overcome tough early season fixtures and seem ready to fight for a Champions League spot.
Whilst Valencia are in form, Sevilla are in need of a reaction at Mestalla after their recent results.
After starting well and occupying second place at one point, Eduardo Berizzo's team have lost
consecutive games in Bilbao and Moscow –with the latter defeat of particular concern.
The andalusians also have recent results from this fixture against them.
Valencia have 5 wins and a 0-0 draw when playing Sevilla at home in the last few campaigns.
The last Sevilla win at Mestalla was in February of 2012, when under
Michel they took the three points thanks to a goal from Jesus Navas.
It will be a battle of Champions League aspirants with a fierce rivalry between them,
at a stadium where the fans have started to believe.
Valencia and Sevilla meet in the big game of Matchday 9 in LaLiga Santander.
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