Four Valencia Players Miss Training

Valencia coach Unai Emery chose to wrap four of his side in cotton wool after the 4-2 victory over Deportivo La Coruna, with the UEFA cup in mind.

After their hard fought win at the Mestalla, where they had to come from a goal down to see off plucky Depor, some of the Valencia players suffered from slight niggles, and rather than risk further injury, the players missed training with the rest of the squad today.

Fernando Morientes, Alexis, Edu, & Miguel Brito all started the match, and spent the morning in the gym recuperating, missing the more strenuous work out the first team squad were involved in.

While none of their injuries are deemed to be serious, with a UEFA cup return match versus Maritimo on Thursday followed by a trip to Valladolid on Sunday, coach Emery wants to keep his key players fresh. Valencia lead 1-0 from the first leg, and will have to guard against complacency against the Portuguese side in order to progress to the group stages.

More news on the injury front saw Carlos Marchena and Ruben Baraja return to training after missing most of the season so far. While Baraja is not yet 100%, Spanish international Marchena could return to first team duties as soon as this weekend, which is a huge boost for the table-topping side.