Valencia 2:1 Manchester United

Lucky McLuckerson · Dec 8, 2018

....VS.........

Date - Wednesday, December 12 2018
Kickoff Time - 2000 Hrs GMT
Venue - Estadio de Mestalla, Valencia

Champions League form guide

Manchester United: WDLWW
Valencia: LDDWL

Previous Meetings in the Champions League

Manchester United 0—0 Valencia

Manchester United 1—1 Valencia

Valencia 0—1 Manchester United

Manchester United 1—1 Valencia

Valencia 0—0 Manchester United

All-Time Record in the Champions League

Manchester United wins: 2
Valencia wins: 0
Draws: 5

Pre-Match Pressers

José Mourinho

Marcelino García Toral

Team News

Manchester United

Victor Lindelöf and Alexis Sánchez ruled out. Matteo Darmian, Eric Bailly, Anthony Martial and Chris Smalling doubtful.

Valencia

José Gayá ruled out. Cristiano Piccini, Gabriel Paulista, Kevin Gameiro and Jeison Murillo doubtful.

Know the opposition

Valencia Club de Fútbol, also known as Valencia CF or Valencia (nicknamed Los Che Els Taronges (The Oranges) and Valencianistes Los Murciélagos (The Bats)) is a Spanish football club based in Valencia. One of the more successful Spanish clubs of all time, Valencia have won six La Liga titles, seven Copa del Rey titles, two Inter-Cities Fairs Cups (the predecessor to the UEFA Cup), one UEFA Cup, one UEFA Cup Winners' Cup and two UEFA Super Cups. They also reached two UEFA Champions League finals in a row, losing to La Liga rivals Real Madrid in 2000 and Bayern Munich on penalties after a 1–1 draw in 2001. Valencia were also members of the G-14 group of leading European football clubs. In total, Valencia have reached seven major European finals, winning four of them.

The club was established on 5 March 1919 and officially approved on 18 March 1919, with Octavio Augusto Milego Díaz as its first president; incidentally, the presidency was decided by a coin toss. The club played its first competitive match away from home on 21 May 1919 against Valencia Gimnástico, losing 1–0. Valencia moved into the Mestalla Stadium in 1923, having played its home matches at the Algirós ground since 7 December 1919. Valencia club enjoyed a period of sustained success towards the turn of the century, particularly in the UEFA Champions League; for the first time in its history, Valencia reached a European Cup final. The notable signings of that summer included Rubén Baraja, Roberto Ayala, Vicente Rodríguez and Pablo Aimar, who would soon become a staple of Valencia's dominance of the early 2000s in La Liga.

Valencia have a fierce rivalry with fellow Valencian club Villarreal, with whom they contest the Derbi de la Comunitat. The rivalry is further fueled by the fact they are the two most successful clubs in the region. Valencia also have a long-standing rivalry with Levante, also located in the city of Valencia, and with two other clubs in the Valencian region, Hércules and Castellón. They play their homes games at Estadio de Mestalla.

Referee

Georgi Kabakov.

Todd · Dec 8, 2018

We're already though, right?

Samid · Dec 8, 2018

Play the kids.

SATA · Dec 8, 2018

Please keep De Gea, Smalling, Matic and Rashford at home. We will need these four fit and fresh against the scouse next week

rooney2009 · Dec 8, 2018

Romero
Dalot Rojo Bailey shaw
Fred pogba mct Fellini
Lukaku Mata

red4ever 79 · Dec 8, 2018

Dear rubber, so would give some of the squad players a game with one eye on the Liverpool game
Romero
Dalot, Jones, Rojo, Darmian
McTomminay
Fred, Pogba
Lingard, Lukaku, Chong

Red00012 · Dec 8, 2018

Romero
Valencia Bailly Rojo Darmian
Fred periera mctominay
Lingard Lukaku Pogba

Irwin99 · Dec 8, 2018

Huge game at Anfield coming up, no need to risk anyone. I think Dalot will play though.

AlecHDR · Dec 8, 2018

Romero
Dalot Jones Rojo Darmian
Fred Fellaini
Mata
Lingard Greenwood Chong

1-1

Bwuk · Dec 8, 2018

Would play mostly players who likely won't play vs Pool.

Romero
Dalot - Bailly - Rojo - Darmian
Fred - Andreas - McTominay
Fellaini
Mata - Lukaku

The Man Himself · Dec 8, 2018

Hopefully Chong and Gomes are part of 18. Maybe Greenwood too.

R'hllor · Dec 8, 2018

Have a weird feeling that this will be setup game.

Red00012 · Dec 8, 2018

R'hllor said:
Have a weird feeling that this will be setup game.

?

bosnian_red · Dec 8, 2018

Probably full rotation. Meaningless really, but also very dependent on who plays vs Liverpool.

Romero
Valencia Bailly Rojo Shaw
McTominay Pereira Fred
Mata Lukaku Lingard

Then vs Liverpool (not what I want, but what Mou will do...):
De Gea; Dalot, Jones, Smalling, Rojo, Young; Matic, Herrera, Fellaini; Rashford, Lukaku

Devil may care · Dec 8, 2018

I'd like to see the young players like Pereira, Chong and Gomes play, but I doubt the last 2 will, logically most of the players that will start against Liverpool will likely be rested.

Red00012 · Dec 8, 2018

He hinted in post match interview pereira will play

Canagel · Dec 8, 2018

It's meaningless game. Play the youngsters. All of them. And virus

Wednesday at Stoke · Dec 8, 2018

Chong Lukaku Mata
Pogba Pereira Fred
Shaw Rojo Jones Darmian
Romero

roseguy64 · Dec 8, 2018

Red00012 said:
He hinted in post match interview pereira will play

Pogba and Lukaku also.

Sylar · Dec 8, 2018

We can rest players and prepare for Liverpool. Meanwhile Liverpool need to play their beat team mid week before playing us.

Sir Scott McToMinay · Dec 8, 2018

Romero

Darmian
Rojo
Smalling
Dalot (no need to rest him for Liverpool)

Pereria
Fred
Pogba

Chong
Lukaku
Lingard

Walters_19_MuFc · Dec 8, 2018

Romero
Dalot Bailly Rojo Shaw
Fred Pereira Pogba
Mata Lukaku Chong

BrianMcClair'sBarnet · Dec 9, 2018

Romero

Darmian
Baily
Rojo
Shaw

Fred
Matic
Periera
Pogba

Fellaini
Rashford

Foxbatt · Dec 9, 2018

Is this a pointless match now?

RedDevilRoshi · Dec 9, 2018

No point playing a very strong team as we are already through.

Romero

Valencia
Bailly
Rojo
Darmian

Fred
McTominay
Pogba

Chong
Lukaku
A.Pereira

Paolo Di Canio · Dec 9, 2018

Romero

Bailey
Rojo
Jones
Darmian

Periera
Fellaini
Fred

Lingard
Mata
Lukaku

Leave Young, Smalling, Rashford, Martial, Pogba, Herrera, Dalot, Shaw, De Gea & Matic on bench/home

Take Lukaku & Mata off after 60 mins for Chong & Martial (minutes before Liverpool)

BrianMcClair'sBarnet · Dec 9, 2018

Unless there's factual evidence coming out that Chong may start I wouldn't be so fast in putting him in starting 11's, even for a game like Wednesday.

People seem to feel this game is meaningless. Well I think the opposite. We need to get as much confidence in our team as possible,especially with a game against Liverpool on the Horizon.

Now Chong may feature against Valencia but I'd be surprised if its this one.

BrianMcClair'sBarnet · Dec 9, 2018

Foxbatt said:
Is this a pointless match now?

No.

Antisocial · Dec 9, 2018

Keep the Liverpool starting XI at home with some coaches working on the plan for Sunday; the rest plus the academy lads that attend first team training can form the Valencia squad, with promises of squad places in the Liverpool game for those that perform well against Valencia.

Hamadovich86 · Dec 9, 2018

This might be our most pointless CL match ever. I hope that Mourinho sends the kids to the job and gives players a chance.

haram · Dec 9, 2018

Red00012 said:
He hinted in post match interview pereira will play

What did he say?

roseguy64 · Dec 9, 2018

haram said:
What did he say?

“Yeah, we need too. We go to Valencia, there are people that need to rest, there are people that need to play. It's a question of trust, a question of justice too, so if I say Romelu Lukaku plays, obviously he deserves to play. If I say a kid that is working every day like a tiger and is not playing much like Andreas Pereira is going to have a start, I'm going to make changes in the team, because we managed to qualify.”

Mcking · Dec 9, 2018

If Dalot starts this, then I reckon he won't start at Liverpool.

haram · Dec 9, 2018

roseguy64 said:
“Yeah, we need too. We go to Valencia, there are people that need to rest, there are people that need to play. It's a question of trust, a question of justice too, so if I say Romelu Lukaku plays, obviously he deserves to play. If I say a kid that is working every day like a tiger and is not playing much like Andreas Pereira is going to have a start, I'm going to make changes in the team, because we managed to qualify.”

Nice to hear.

paulscholes18 · Dec 9, 2018

Romero
Dalot Bailly Rojo Darmian
Fred Pereira Pogba
Mata Lukaku Rashford

tidraKS · Dec 9, 2018

I'm not sure I'll see this game if I have something better to do that night. It should be boring.

dove · Dec 9, 2018

We still have a slim chance to finish 1st in the group so it's not a pointless game. I think Pogba will start this one.

buckooo1978 · Dec 9, 2018

really hope Fred and Periera get a game - reckon we might see Young on the left again at Anfield as he did a great job on Salah in the past so Shaw might play

hard to rotate our attacking players as we've a lack of depth - if Rashford gets injured we are in trouble

Paul_Scholes18 · Dec 9, 2018

Hope we can play well and build for the future even if the game is not that important since we have already qualified. Like to see some younger players getting a game too.

buckooo1978 · Dec 9, 2018

in picking a team for this you need to consider who he will trust at Anfield

I think Young, Smalling, Matic, Darmian possibly, Herrera, Rashford, Fellaini, Lingard are all likely to play

I don't think he will trust in Dalot with Robertson/Mane on the left, I think our win and performance yesterday means Pogba will be on bench, Lukaku I wouldn't play at Anfield but not sure about Jose, think he will see Mata as too lightweight/slow

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