In the match at the Mestalla Stadium on Monday (02/04/2013), Barca appear more dominant with 66% ball possession. However, Lionel Messi et al. Valencia is often difficult to penetrate the defense.
Barca are also less aggressive than the host. Valencia release the 17 shots that five of which led to the goal, while Barca made 10 shots and only two were on target.
Valencia had to play more effective and capable of winning first by kicking Ever Banega in the 34th minute. But then Barca equalized through a penalty five minutes later Messi.
In the second half, both teams were both created a number of chances. But until the referee blew the long whistle no additional goals are created and both teams shared a 1-1 draw.
Assistant coach Barca, Jordi Roura, assess the results of this as a fair result for the team. Moreover, the physical condition skuatnya not fully fit after a duel El Clasico in midweek.
"We came here with the desire to win the three points but it is always difficult to win in Valencia. We just had a difficult away match in Madrid and that, from a physical standpoint, it is always exhausting," said Roura club's official website.
"Barca created two or three good chances in the second half. Valencia continued to press and do not allow us to develop the game."
"The intensity of their attacks against us to play our game and it was difficult for us to penetrate their area. Maybe we were not creating many chances and we were not as fresh as ever," said assistant Tito Vilanova it.
