Today the result wasn't important because Betis losing at Athletic Bilbao put us straight into the Champions League for next season
Valencia again started with a couple of changes from last week with Vezo back at right of the defence in place of Montoya, no place for Murillo or Zaza.
The first half began well enough for us with a couple of good chances firstly when Mina was sent away down the right to make a smart cross for Rodrigo on the back post to his the goal but unfortunately the keeper got a foot to it.
Mina was also sent through on his own and with only the keeper to beat was unable to finish with the keeper making a decent save to his low shot. The ref had waved play on when he looked suspiciously offside.
Villareal were using Cheryshev a lot down their left wing but Vezo managed to keep him in check for most of the time.
Neto was having a good game and was called upon a number of times to keep out shots from Bacca and others and was looking like the hero of the day. Bookings for Parejo and Gaya will keep them out of next weeks visit to Girona but changes were planned anyway so not so bad,
The second period was a case of Valencia sitting back seemingly content with the draw and Villareal looking like they were not so bothered and were happy with a point to take them into the Europa League. The half is probably one best forgotten except that the home team spoiled the day by scoring a headed goal near the end to grab the points.
A disappointing end to the day for Valencia but let's not forget we will go to Champions League and them to Europa and for that we can be happy.
Player Ratings
Neto 7.5 Saved the day by making some very difficult stops proving he is a top keeper.
Vezo 6.0 Did well against Sherychev and shows he can play right or centre without problem. Will he be picked for Portugal world Cup ?
Garay 6.0 Good solid performance again made no big errors.
Gabriel 7.0 Called upon many times to clear the lines and played well, looks like a top purchase for us.
Gaya 6.5 Another good performance but a silly yellow card to keep him out next week
Soler 7.0 Causing them all sorts of problems with his strong running and cost them 2 yellow cards.
Parejo 6.5 Steady game without being too brilliant. Another yellow card makes him La Liga top scorer for yellow cards
Kondogbia 7.0 Another strong performance if not quite as good as the last few weeks but still one of the best on the pitch
Guedes 6.5 I am not convinced this player is worth 40 million euros. we could do better with that sort of money I think.
Mina 6.0 Good cross for Rodrigo and unlucky when put through but that's about it.
Rodrigo 6.0 Not a game for him to remember, one chance but that was it.
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So guys, talking points !
Why was Zaza left out and then he brought on Vietto, strange or what ?
Why was Murillo overlooked again ?
Did you know we have a game in Saudi Arabia on this Wednesday v Al Nassr FC. good idea ?
Is Guedes worth 40 Million euros ?
How much is Rodrigo worth, do we sell at the right price ?
Would you mind seeing Cancello playing for Real Madrid if we get 40 million plus ?
Do we sell or loan Maksimovic next season, or keep him ?
Do we make some changes for next week e.g. play Centelles Villalba, Jimenez ?