Among all fighting in the first Europa League Matchday , a meeting between Valencia and Swansea City received great attention . Valencia hosted the U.K. guests.
The result is surprising . Valencia helpless facing the living room lead at European debut after more than 20 years. Valencia goalkeeper collapse three times without being able to reply whatsoever.The area is also superior in comparison the ball with 65-35 percent .
Statistics and the results showed how Vilencia not move slightly despite playing in front of their own public in the Mestalla Stadium .
Host already seen paralyzed when new competition enters the 10th minute when Adil Rami hit the red card . The original French player behind the violation of a chance Wilfried Bony scored .
With ten players , Miroslav Djukic care team is not able to balance the dominant Swansea since the early fighting . Intervening only four minutes , the failure to pay Bony scored .
Swansea revealed the six Spanish national players to add excellence through Michu ( 58 ' ) and Jonathan de Guzman ( 62 ' ) .
"It's definitely a red card early in the game to give influence . But according to my experience in football for many years , I often saw a team with ten players can still win , " said Swansea manager Michael Laudrup .
He pleaded proud of his players break down performance that dominated the game from the first minute to the last minute . He can not close his surprise because his team can beat Valencia last more than a decade appears to be one of the elite teams in Spain .
Very reasoned assessment , as Laudrup full experience in Spain . Danish man eight years a career as a player in Spanyol , with Barcelona (1989-1994) and Real Madrid (1994-1996 ) .
Valencia became favorites in group A Europa League , is also one of the strong favorites champion . Laudrup admits it is too early assess Valencia sidelined from competition . Especially mention Swansea so one of the new favorites .
"Not many people expected this to happen . But this is just one of six group phase of fighting . If we do not win on the turf in the next fight , we go back to the beginning, " said Laudrup .
In the fighting , Laudrup install six original Spanish players . The amount is even more than the original Spanish player installed Miroslav Djukic in the squad . Including players who come off the bench , only five Spanish players who come from the Valencia .
Regardless of the record format of Swansea and Valencia in Europe such as earth and sky . Swansea last appearance in the European Cup Winners occurred in 1991. In his last fight they lost 0-8 to AS Monaco (France ) . While Valencia Winners Cup champion in 2004 and was twice a finalist in the Champions League last 14 seasons .
Valencia travel exacerbating the revenue this season . In the last three Primera Division fighting , they always lose.
" We came up with the pressure to make everything so much better. Generally mentally weak team . Now have no other choice but to continue to strive and struggle to find the keys that we never find them , " said Djukic on journalists .
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