Valencia is on top

Valencia remain in a great position of La Liga following a comfortable victory over Athletic Bilbao on Saurday evening.Valencia took the game by force from the kick off and put Bilbao under intense pressure. Mehmet Topal and Manuel Fernandes took control of the midfield early on and the hosts looked threatening from the outset.The dominance exhibited by Los Che paid dividends as Aduriz put the home side in front after eleven minutes from a close range header. But it was the slick build-up play which excited the Mestalla faithful. Pablo Hernandez played a delightful back-heel pass into the path of Roberto Soldado, who burst into the box and shrugged off a defender before sending the ball across for the forward to finish.


                                                             

                                 
                      
Valencia’s onslaught was relentless as Juan Mata, Aduriz and Topal all had shots that were close to finding the target, but hosts enjoyed most of the play down the flanks with the full-backs more than happy to push forward. Jeremy Mathieu particularly impressed on the left.In response Los Leones could only manage brief excursions into Valencia's half and even then they did not hold onto the ball for long as Emery's side displayed an impressive desire to regain possession.

Valencia Fixtures

Barcelona - Valencia          16/10/10 11:30 PM IST
Rangers -    Valencia          21/10/10 12:15 AM IST
Valencia -   Mallorca          24/10/10 5:30 AM IST
Valencia -   Zaragoza          31/10/10 5:30 AM IST
Valencia -   Rangers            03/11/10 1:15 AM IST
Sevilla -      Valencia           07/11/10 5:30 AM IST
Valencia -   Getafe             14/11/10 5:30 AM IST
Villarreal -   Valencia          23/11/10 5:30 AM IST