http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/David-Albelda-c10417 confident of Valencia’s chances of progression in the UEFA Champions League
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863 midfielder David Albelda is confident that his side can win the second leg of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 encounter against Bundesliga side Schalke 04 away from home.
The Spaniard has issued a stern warning to the German side and says that his side is much better than their opponents and they will make it to the quarterfinals of Europe’s biggest club competition at Schalke’s expense.
Albelda recently returned to fitness after a knee surgery and the veteran said that he was keen to face former Real Madrid striker Raul http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gonzalez-c15099 again.
In the first leg of the round of 16 fixture, Raul scored a crucial away goal for the Germans but even after having such a good advantage, Albelda believes that Los Che have the potential to make it to the next round of the competition.
While talking to the media, the 33-year-old said that his side is better than Schalke and said that he would want to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Raul-c30652’s side because he has been the bane of his side for a long time.
He said, “I am convinced that we are better than Schalke. It is normal to have some bad feeling [towards Raul] because there are many times we have been beaten by his goals.”
Meanwhile, Schalke striker Raul has said that his side is full of confidence ahead of the game against Los Che. The Konigsblauen drew 1-1 at the Mestalla, an advantage that many consider as a good one for Schalke who will play the second leg of the round
of 16 fixture at home.
While talking to media, the former Real Madrid striker said that although his side has a great advantage, it will be a tough game against the La Liga outfit that would be desperate to score two goals in order to go through to the next round.
“I expect them to be even more dangerous in comparison to the first leg. I think they have great players who can play great matches away too,” said the former http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 international.
He also added that having a small advantage does not assure his team success because for a team like Valencia, 90 minutes can easily turn the table to their advantage. However, he said that the whole side is brimming with confidence and will be looking to
make it to the quarterfinals. Raul has a great record against Valencia and the veteran has scored 18 goals against Los Che in all competitions.
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