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Valencia v Arsenal (WATCH LIVE STREAM HERE)

By on August 8, 2009

Arsenal FC

Starting XI: Manuel Almunia, Emmanuel Eboue, William Gallas, Johan Djourou, Gael Clichy, Alexandre Song, Abou Diaby, Andrei Arshavin, Cesc Fabregas, Nicklas Bendtner, Robin van Persie

Bench: Mikael Silvestre, Lukasz Fabianski, Bakary Sagna, Kieran Gibbs, Armand Traore, Fran Merida, Jack Wilshere, Aaron Ramsey, Eduardo, Theo Walcott

With La Liga not kicking off until 29 August, Valencia have played only three preseason fixtures. They defeated Cardiff City 2-nil and then lost to David VillaManchester United three days ago, 2-nil at Old Trafford. Valencia have once again fought off interest in David Villa from Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester United. Furthermore, the return of former club president, Vicente Soriano, with his group of investors, has supporters excited that Valencia can get back to a top 4 finish, such as they had in 2005-06 and 2006-07, and its attendant Champions League place.

After hitting their nadir in 2007-08 with a 10th place finish and a goal differential of -14, they clawed their way back up the table to a respectable 6th and a spot in the Europa League Qualifiers where they will play Stabæk away on 20 August and the return leg a week later. Despite recent results, Valencia are one of Spain’s biggest clubs, surpassed in support by only Real Madrid and Barcelona. They now begin their final season in the Estadio de Mestalla as they prepare to move to their new 75,000-capacity home, the Nou Mestalla in August 2010.

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