Big points: Valencia’s trio and the club’s aim to find back its rythm
It will be a curious start for Valencia’s striker David Villa: The Spanish international is poised to take the top scorer award over from Atletico Madrid’s Diego Forlan. David Villa, who is portrayed as one of the finest striker in Europe, has constantly been left in the shadows of great players such as Lionel Messi, Raul, Cristiano Ronaldo, or Xavi. And this is certainly due to the fact that he has failed to achieve cup success with Valencia since quite a while.
Valencia’s trio composed of David Villa, David Silva, and Juan Mata were subject to transfer moves away from their club this summer. Barcelona, Real Madrid, and Manchester United amongst other teams were all racing to lure the club’s top three players. But the trio finally remains at the Estadio Mestalla as at now.
However, the saga which involved Barcelona and Madrid over the pursuit of Villa might have a psychological effect on the player who is the team’s talisman.
Another fact regarding Valencia is that their pre-season tours wasn’t the best they could get. Still, they managed to defeat Arsenal 2-0 to brush away their 2-0 loss to Manchester United at Old Trafford.
The club seems to struggle to find its way into the highest class of European football. Financial debts and other related issues are a big deal to resolve. Besides, the players do not look to be finding their feet on the field of play. A fine start to the new La Liga season is all what they’ll be looking for in order to avoid a dramatic end towards the latter stages of their campaign.
Sevilla hunting for titles once again
Meanwhile, Sevilla would love to challenge for honors once again. The Andalusia club experienced sweet moments under the reign of Juande Ramos. This era included an UEFA Cup trophy, a Spanish Super Cup title at the expense of Real Madrid, as well as qualification to the group stages of the Champions League.
This weekend’s titanic clash against Valencia will mark a tough debut for Sevilla in the upcoming La Liga season. However, a win will also send out a strong message of strength and courage to hot favorites Barcelona and Real Madrid. 
Talking about squad issues, Sevilla also had to undergo tough moments in this summer’s transfer window to keep hold of their Brazilian star Luis Fabiano. A successful Confederations Cup campaign attracted the attention of several big clubs, and especially of AC Milan. At the end of the day, the striker is at Sevilla where he will continue to partner with Mali’s Fredi Kanoute. The pair will also receive help from Real Madrid’s former striker, Alvaro Negredo.
Few Analyses
Valencia are yet to rediscover their free fluent style of football characterized with long balls and physical challenges. The poor quality of their pitch also adds to their obstacles. We will be expecting the coach to put up his strongest squad available which should include the likes of David Villa, Silva, and Mata up against Sevilla’s Luis Fabiano and Fredi Kanoute.
There might also be league debuts for Ivory Coast’s Didier Zokora, and Alvaro Negredo.
The match promises be tight and whoever comes up on top will be privileged psychologically as well as mathematically.
