Valencia bolstered their bid to secure Champions League football next season with a 2-1 victory as Jonas nodded in a last-gasp winner to break the hearts of 10-man Real Valladolid. Los Che looked to have blown their chance to claim all the points after failing to build on the lead gifted to them by Mikel Balenziaga's first-half own-goal. Henrique Sereno was handed a second yellow card for the ...Full Story »

Valencia striker Roberto Soldado is hoping to emulate David Albelda when the current club captain retires in the summer. Albelda, who has spent his whole career at Mestalla apart from two loans spells with Villarreal, has made over 300 appearances for the La Liga outfit and was part of the side that won the league in 2001/02 and 2003/04 seasons, and finished runners-up in the UEFA Champions L...Full Story »

Roberto Soldado: Put Valencia ahead from the penalty spot Valencia overcame the challenge of 10-man Real Betis to climb above their opponents in the Primera Division table in the race for Champions League qualification. Roberto Soldado gave the home side the lead from the penalty spot after Antonio Amaya had been dismissed for Betis, before a late own goal from Junior Paulao and a strike from ...Full Story »

Valencia overcame the challenge of 10-man Real Betis to climb above their opponents in the Primera Division table in the race for Champions League qualification. Roberto Soldado gave the home side the lead from the penalty spot after Antonio Amaya had been dismissed for Betis, before a late own goal from Junior Paulao and a strike from Jonas made sure of the points which lifts Valencia up to fi...Full Story »

Valencia striker Roberto Soldado is ready to set the record straight in a re-match with Real Madrid just five days after Jose Mourinho's side triumphed 2-0 in the first leg of the Copa Del Rey quarter-final. The return leg of the cup competition is next Wednesday, meaning the two sides will have faced each other three times in eight days following Sunday's Primera Division meeting at Mestalla. ...Full Story »

The striker was on the receiving end of several contentious offside calls and feels Blancos' comments in the media before the game played a significant role in proceedings Valencia's Roberto Soldado has blamed Real Madrid for what he calls "wrong" decisions made by officials in their 2-0 Copa del Rey quarter-final defeat on Tuesday night. The Spain international was adjudged to have been off...Full Story »

Roberto Soldado took his tally to 17 goals for the season as Valencia continued their improvement since Ernesto Valverde replaced Mauricio Pellegrino as coach with a 2-0 win over Sevilla. Valencia made it seven wins from eight games under Valverde to move up to seventh in the Primera Division, a point behind Malaga in the final Champions League spot in fourth. Sevilla remain 12th in the table f...Full Story »

Roberto Soldado has admitted that Valencia's squad must take the blame for the club's poor performances, not former boss Mauricio Pellegrino. The 41-year-old coach was sacked following Los Che's 5-2 thrashing at the hands of Real Sociedad, leaving the club languishing in 12th place, but the striker has claimed it is the player's fault. "When things go wrong we look to the sidelines and not a...Full Story »

Real Sociedad moved into seventh place in the Primera Division with a comprehensive 5-2 demolition of 10-man Valencia at the Mestalla. Roberto Soldado's second-minute strike had given the hosts an early lead but they were never in control and were pegged back before half-time as Alberto de la Bella fired in an equaliser minutes after Jonas had seen a straight red card for lashing out at David Z...Full Story »

Valencia survived the dismissals of Ricardo Costa and two of their coaching staff to inflict a first defeat of the season on Atletico Madrid. Roberto Soldado's stunning opener gave the hosts an interval lead and Nelson Valdez rounded off a 2-0 victory in stoppage time. Costa was dismissed in the 90th minute for a second booking and coach Mauricio Pellegrino and his assistant Carlos Compagnucci...Full Story »