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Valencia vs Villarreal Live Streams and TV Channels
| Country | Channels |
|---|---|
| United States | ESPN Deportes |
| Other Countries | |
| Andorra | Canal+ Liga / HD |
| France | Canal+ Sport |
| Italy | Sky Calcio 1 |
| Portugal | Sport TV1, Sport TV HD |
| Spain | Canal+ Liga / HD |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports 2/HD |
| *Don't see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it. | |
Valencia vs Villarreal Delayed and Repeat Broadcasts
| Country | Date/Time (US/Eastern) | Channel |
|---|---|---|
| United States | Tue, Dec 21 19:00pm | ESPN Deportes |
| Thu, Dec 23 21:00pm | ESPN Deportes | |
| Sun, Dec 26 16:00pm | ESPN Deportes | |
| Mon, Dec 27 12:00pm | ESPN Deportes | |
| Portugal | Wed, Dec 22 9:30am | Sport TV1 |
| Spain | Wed, Dec 22 10:15am | Canal+ Liga / HD |
| Thu, Dec 23 12:45pm | Canal+ Liga / HD | |
| Thu, Dec 23 23:15pm | Canal+ Liga / HD | |
| Sat, Dec 25 4:15am | Canal+ Liga / HD | |
| Sun, Dec 26 1:15am | Canal+ Liga / HD | |
| *Don't see your country or favourite channel listed? Let us know and we will include it. | ||
Valencia vs Villarreal Match Preview
One month ago, Valencia and Villarreal took on each other to see who was fittest to defy Barcelona's leadership. Valencia misses goalkeeper Cesar Sanchez and David Navarro, while Juan Carlos Garrido will have to do without Joan Oriol and Carlos Marchena.Italian international Giuseppe Rossi's performance has been decisive for Villarreal to fight among the best in the Spanish league. His partnership with Nilmar has been decisive.
Marcos Senna gives Villarreal the needed security to overwhelm from the wings. Borja Valero's finesse multiplies the offensive perspectives for the Submarines.
Valencia's coach Unai Emery recovers Mehmet Topal and David Albelda for this game, strengthening the back line against one of the most offensive squads in the league. The winner will be taking on the winner of Sevilla - Malaga to claim a place in the semi-finals, who will it be?
Valencia vs Villarreal Match Report
Unai Emery surprised everyone by strengthening his back line for this clash, adopting a defensive 5-4-1 formation. In spite of this, Valencia kept Villarreal under a brutal pressure throughout the 90 minutes of the game but their quest to send Villarreal back home empty-handed was fruitless."We've made them suffer, but it was not enough to earn a victory. We were focused, we knew what we wanted to do and we dominated the game. We wanted to play an excellent game, and it's undeniable we succeeded" said Valencia's coach Emery. Villarreal's strikers Nilmar and Giuseppe Rossi were absolutely isolated in the attack, as Jeremy Mathieu and Miguel opened the game from the wings.
Diego Lopez's substitute Juan Carlos was the star of the match, keeping his goal shut against the vicious Che's shots. Juan Mata was close from finding the opener as he shot a powerful volley that hit Juan Carlos' post.
The goalless draw came with the bitterness of Marcos Senna's injury, a key player for Juan Carlos Garrido's Villarreal. Valencia's substitute goalkeeper Vicente Guaita had little work to do, showing how successful Emery's defensive experiment has been.
Now Valencia must visit the Madrigal and claim their ticket for the next stage. Will they succeed?