Valencia’s http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roberto-Soldado-c31367 keen to pay guard of honour to Real Madrid for their Copa del Rey triumph
Valencia striker, Roberto Soldado, has stated that his team would pay a guard of honour to the Copa del Rey champions, Real Madrid, when the two sides meet for their La Liga encounter on Saturday, April 23 at Mestalla, Valencia. Madrid defeated http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Barcelona-c38605
in the final of Copa del Rey on Wednesday, April 20th, after http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cristiano-Ronaldo-c9629 headed in the decisive goal of the game in the 102nd minute.
Soldado believes that Madrid deserves all the applause for their achievement and demanded the same sort of attitude from http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Valencia-c40863’s fans. Jose Mourinho will once again lead his team to Mestalla to face Valencia, only three days after their triumph over the
Catalan giants, Barcelona.
The former Madrid player hailed the performance of the Los Blancos and seemed happy for his former team, where he started his football career. The 25-year-old added, "It's a sign of respect, protocol and the intelligent thing to do. I'm sure our fans would
expect the same if we were champions".
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Spain-c3011 international believes that Valencia might have a slight edge over their Saturday opponents since they might be tired with excessive travelling they would be doing in between the games. Nevertheless, Soldado urged his team to maintain their focus
on the upcoming fixture as a win against Madrid would more or less guarantee them a place in next year’s UEFA Champions League and a third place finish in the Spanish league.
Further commenting upon the upcoming fixture, the former Getafe striker mentioned, "I'm hoping it will be similar to the Villarreal match. They also came into the game after a major success when they beat Twente 5-1 and we won. Everything will depend us,
our intensity and our desire. If we start strong we will make them suffer".
Soldado expressed his desire to perform well against his former club and demanded more determination and enthusiasm from his Orange teammates. The last time these two teams met in a Primera Division game, Madrid eased past their opponents by a significant
margin.
Valencia is currently third in the League table with 63 points while Madrid is 14 points clear of their upcoming opponents on Saturday.
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