Wednesday, April 20, 2011

David Villa returns to the birthplace of success

A familiar and full of good memories awaits David Villa in the final of the Copa del Rey. It was there in Mestalla, where he built his reputation as a world class footballer and now seek to take the glory of the title "Champion Cup." Villa came to Valencia in 2005 to consolidate in Europe. In the house of "Ches" forged his name and then migrate to one of the biggest clubs not only in Spain but in the world: Barcelona.

"The Guaje" was not formed in the ranks of Valencia, but it was there where he became one of the most lethal strikers in international football. In his five campaigns, the born in Gijón managed scoring 78 goals in 123 duels in the Mestalla disputed including all official who played here, ie the total number of 130 targets to the Orange to 60 percent were in the scenario where will face in the final of the Copa del Rey to Mourinho meringues this April 20.

In fact Real Madrid he scored in two of the five clashes in the city of Valencia. The Spaniard's balance against the white box at the Mestalla is two wins, one draw and a pair of defeats. Moreover, this stage also marked his first in the Group Stage of the Champions League against Roma in a match that Valencia won 2-1.

Albiol was another man who could shine in an area where he planted successes, he grew up in the lower forces of Valencia and they played tournaments like the Champions League and managed to forge a path that led the Spanish in 2007 to contest the European Championship Austria and Switzerland a year later.

Raul Albiol was an example of perseverance in the Mestalla in the 94 official games played there, only 11 did not do it for 90 minutes, representing only 12 percent and that enabled him to attract the attention of Florentino Perez, in 2009 signed him for his new project in front of Real Madrid.

However, the expulsion suffered last Saturday in the league match him away from the idea of returning to that was long home. David will look to repeat the success more important than ever scored against Valencia, when they beat Getafe in the final of the Copa del Rey in 2008, although the championship is not up at the Mestalla, therefore one could say that game will face the most momentous ever played in the property, the irony is that not the owner of the place, so often represented with pride.

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