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#2 Valencia's incredible run in the league
What also holds Los Che in good stead ahead of the fixture is the rich vein of form they are in. Having won each of the last five games, they are unbeaten in the last nine and have ended up on the losing side of a match only thrice in the 14 games played since the turn of the year.
Manager Marcelino has transmogrified this team into a robust outfit that aren't only miserly at the back, but also do enough upfront to put themselves over the line.
Valencia have failed to score just thrice all season, and haven't conceded more than once in any of the last 10 games.
This is a more cohesive unit than they ever were before. The fine run sees them sit third on the table, a point and a place above Real Madrid, and firmly on course to achieve their best finish since 2013.
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