Valencia CF 2025/26 Preseason Overview
The team will play five friendly matches ahead of the start of the LALIGA EA SPORTS season.
José Luis Gayà talked to VCF Media after the game against FC Barcelona, giving his side of a controversial penalty call made against him in the first half of the 2-2 draw at the Camp Nou.
"He gave the penalty and sent me off because he thought that I had pushed him (Griezmann). He didn't see any lower body contact. Then he was told by VAR that there wasn't a push, and to go and review the incident. That was when he saw that there wasn't a push, and that there was light contact," said the captain.
"In slow-motion and from the way the footage looks, it appears like it, but I got the ball and my momentum meant that I touched him. I clearly touched the ball and I put my hand on him. I didn't push him. At no time did I push him. The referee went to look at it and in the end he withdrew the red card."
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The match will be played on Saturday, August 9th (9:00pm CEST) at Mestalla and tickets will go on sale soon.
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