🚨Line-up confirmed: Valencia aiming to avoid trouble in Cartagena | OneFootball

Valencia CF visits the Estadio Cartagonova today to play the second round of the Copa del Rey. Rubén Baraja's team approaches the match with mixed feelings after a recent league draw, but with the obligation to avoid cup surprises to relieve the pressure of the domestic championship. Rotations are expected in the starting eleven, giving opportunities to players like Danjuma or Beltrán.

FC Cartagena, from Primera Federación, faces the match with high spirits after a league victory and with a "pending account" with Valencia, who eliminated them in their two previous cup encounters. The coach, Javi Rey, has called on the fans to make the Cartagonova (which will be nearly full) a "decisive" factor, ensuring that they will propose tactical variations to stop the visitors' individualities and seek the "Thursday surprise".

Valencia's victory is the most likely outcome, but they must impose seriousness from the start against a rival dreaming of a feat.

Confirmed Lineup

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