Depor and Valencia, before rivals Champions

Valencia and Deportivo finished second in their respective groups of UEFA and the draw on Friday will be paired with teams eliminated from the Champions League. Emery tied for the team in the field of St. Etienne (2-2), while the Galicians won at Nancy (1-0) at Riazor.

Valencia made good on the Saint Etienne in the game where the game was in the first place of Group G. And he did great because the French, with a team that played alternative thinking more in the ordeal that awaits him in his league, reserved up to seven of their regular players. But something must have the UEFA Cup, which inexplicably transforms competition. A team of half dryers, but a warrior, warrior and very respondón.

Valencia, with its stars preserved for the event at the Bernabeu on Saturday, had a lot of attitude. He cots and cots for surrender, he played to win. But the will, spirit, strategy and the apparent strength of the Spaniards went adrift for two serious errors, a chain of defense and another sensational of Guaita.

It's the risk you run when wagering on a rearguard little accustomed to dancing at the same pace and, above, played permanently on the brink of the precipice to put an advanced stage. During the first 20 minutes it worked, marched in line, in unison, leaving the attackers from Saint Etienne in constant offside. However, the security rope ended up bowing. A Maduro, converted to pure central midfielder, he won back Ilan. The Brazilian was planted just before Guaita stung and elegantly.

Four minutes later, Valencia recovered the pulse of the party. Hugo Viana maneuver with a master's degree in inch of the pitch. Portuguese attended Joaquin to give him the pass from death to Morientes. Well-aimed night. Valencia began to dominate with more clarity, partially slowing the momentum of a Saint Etienne highly motivated, commanded by a fast Payet, which left more than stunned to Curro Torres, too lacking in rhythm. When the match cascaded Rest Guaita made one of theirs. Andreu conducted a center without apparent danger and the ball was escurrió to Guaita of hand. Ilan, attentive, not despedidició similar regalazo, and pushed the ball to the 2-1.

Curiously, the villain became a hero in the second part. Know what he told Emery in the shower, but Guaita avoided a defeat that could have been more decisive action with heavy gunfire from a Payet, Mirallas and Machado. The young goalkeeper decided to throw the bolt after the earlier blunder and Saint Etienne did not find the formula. The game became crazy in a correcalles with Tanganyika included with players like Morientes and Benalouane.

Emery decided to burn the ships and threw the bench. Zigic, Miguel and Silva. It was the first that gave birth to both of Valencia with the tie. So eventually the shock even if the whole Spanish push up the final brazenness sigh. An outcome that deprives him of being the first and
Deportivo suffered Pass

Deportivo is debottlenecking in time to keep alive in the UEFA. A goal from Rodolfo Bodipo, to 74 minutes, regained the breath of CORUNESA, which until then were eliminated. In Riazor, the white were unable to intimidate the French Nancy in the first part to forget. Despite having to Valeron, Sergio, Lafita or Guardado on the pitch, Lotina's team lacked ideas in midfield and gave opportunities to the Gauls, who forgave.

The outlook for deportivistas improved after the break, but the goal will be resisted. With the collapse very closely, and risked Lotina played with three strikers to find the classification. The bet was successful after a game in which all the rams and was completed by Bodipo.

Vincent tries to take the ball to Matuidi. (Photo: AFP)

Result UEFA Cup: 17 December 2008

Group E

AC Milan 2 - 2 Wolfsburg

Portsmouth 3 - 0 SC Heerenveen

Group F

Ajax Amsterdam 2 - 2 Slavia Prague

Hamburger SV 3 - 1 Aston Villa

Group G

Club Brugge 0 - 1 FC Copenhagen

Saint-Etienne 2 - 2 Valencia

Group H

Deportivo La Coruna 1 - 0 Nancy

Feyenoord Rotterdam 0 - 1 Lech Poznan