The 33-year-old midfielder claimed that both Valencia and Levante enter the derby in good form, and have very less to choose from amongst themselves.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mauricio-c24899 Pellegrino takes his charges on the short journey across town to Ciutat de Valencia for their La Liga fixture against Levante. There is little to choose from between the two cross town rivals, with La Granotes going into Sunday's match in 12th place
with seven points, while visitors Valencia are two places above in the points table with eight against their name.
Jose Maria Barkero took out time to reflect on the fixture, claiming that it could not have come at a worse time. He alluded to the performances of both Valencian outfits in the ongoing La Liga season, sharing that both Los Che and La Granotes have flattered
to deceive after impressing last campaign.
“The derby doesn't come at the best time for either of us, but we don't choose that,” the experienced footballer said while talking to Madrid based Spanish sports daily, AS. “A derby is always even, hopefully, it will go in our favour.”
Continuing on the topic, Barkero admitted that Valencia have momentum on their backs, while Juan Ignacio Martinez’s team come into the fixture with an imperfect set of results. Los Che registered a win against LOSC Lille in their midweek UEFA Champions League
meeting, while Levante suffered at the hands of 10-men http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Hannover-96-c39492.
“They are coming from a moral victory in the Champions League. For us it is a complicated week, because we have suffered two decisive defeats.”
“The atmosphere will be nice. If [http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Fernando-Gago-c13652 is playing it will be more physical, but derbies are physical already.”
Reflecting on their meeting in 2011/12 campaign, Barkero attributed Levante’s failure to secure good results against their cross town rivals to the favourites billing. He claimed that La Granotes became too eager and were subsequently punished for their
fault. The former Numancia man admitted that he favoured the 1-1 draw at the Mestalla.
“The only good match was the 1-1 draw at Mestalla. Hopefully this time they won't make us favourites and we'll take the three points!”
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