Valencia will enter Wednesday's semi-final second leg off the back of a 1-0 victory over Mallorca in La Liga on Saturday, which proved to be their first success in Spain's top flight since December 20, and the result moved them into ninth position in the table.

Jose Bordalas's side will now switch their attention to the Copa del Rey, and the team are in a relatively strong position to reach the final, having claimed a 1-1 draw at San Mames in the first leg; Raul Garcia sent Athletic into a 37th-minute lead before Duro levelled the scores in the 65th minute.

Valencia have already beaten Utrillas, Arenteiro, FC Cartagena, Atletico Baleares and Cadiz to reach this stage of the Copa del Rey, and they are bidding to win this competition for the ninth time in their history, last lifting the trophy in 2019 by overcoming Barcelona 2-1 in the final.

Incredibly, each of the last four matches between Los Che and Athletic in all competitions have finished level, including a 1-1 draw in the league at Mestalla back in September.



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巴伦西亚将于本周六在西甲1-0战胜马洛卡后进入周三的半决赛第二回合，这是他们自12月20日以来在西班牙顶级联赛的首次胜利，结果使他们在积分榜上排名第九。

何塞·博尔达拉斯的球队现在将注意力转移到国王杯上，在首回合1-1战平圣马姆斯后，球队在进入决赛方面处于相对强势的地位;劳尔·加西亚在第37分钟将比分拉开，随后杜罗在第65分钟将比分扳平。

瓦伦西亚已经击败了乌特里亚斯、阿伦特罗、卡塔赫纳、巴利亚竞技队和加的斯队，进入国王杯这一阶段，他们正在争取历史上第九次赢得这项比赛，上一次是在2019年的决赛中2-1战胜巴塞罗那，捧起奖杯。

令人难以置信的是，在过去的四场比赛中，洛切斯格瓦拉和竞技队在所有比赛中都取得了平局，包括去年9月在梅斯塔利亚的1-1战平。