DistantNews
Support us
🇵🇾 Paraguay /Economy & Trade

Corberán: Barcelona made a huge investment, but Valencia want to prove themselves

From ABC Color · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

Newswire From a news agency Ongoing story
  • Valencia coach Carlos Corberán said Barcelona’s spending has given it significant potential ahead of Sunday’s match.
  • Corberán said Valencia must respond after their defeat by Deportivo and show greater competitive desire at Mestalla.
  • He praised academy player David Otorbi and confirmed several absences, including Dimitri Foulquier.

Carlos Corberán knows Valencia will face a Barcelona side with enormous potential, but he wants his players to use Sunday’s match to change the mood around the team.

“The Barcelona have a great deal of potential and, although they have just won the league, they have made a huge investment, much greater than in recent years,” Corberán said at a news conference. “But we are focusing on Valencia, and what the squad wants is to prove itself and show that we can do things better.”

Barcelona have a great deal of potential and, although they have just won the league, they have made a huge investment, much greater than in recent years, and that gives them very significant possibilities. But we are focusing on Valencia, and what the squad wants is to prove itself and show that we can do things better.

· Carlos CorberánThe Valencia coach assessed Barcelona’s squad and described his team’s response target before the match.

The coach said supporters at Mestalla want to see Valencia compete after the poor impression left by last Sunday’s defeat against Deportivo de La Coruña. “What we have to demonstrate and nurture this Sunday at Mestalla is the desire to compete,” he said.

What the Valencia supporters want from us this Sunday is to see the team compete. What we have to demonstrate and nurture this Sunday at Mestalla is the desire to compete.

· Carlos CorberánCorberán addressed expectations after Valencia’s defeat by Deportivo.

Corberán also highlighted the excitement surrounding academy player David Otorbi before the meeting with Barcelona. “The excitement he is generating is very high. He is a young player who makes people feel hopeful, and his energy and abilities make us feel it too. We need that enthusiasm, and hopefully he will continue helping us,” he said.

Valencia will be without Luis Rioja, Umar Sadiq, Guido Rodríguez, Justin de Haas and Dimitri Foulquier, who suffered an injury during Saturday’s training session.

The excitement he is generating is very high. He is a young player who makes people feel hopeful, and his energy and abilities make us feel it too. We need that enthusiasm, and hopefully he will continue helping us.

· Carlos CorberánHe discussed academy player David Otorbi’s role and appeal.
About this summary

Originally published by ABC Color in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

More Stories

From Our Blog