Valencia were held to an almost inevitable 0-0 draw away at Leganes in La Liga’s Friday night action.
A stalemate in Madrid seemed on the cards from the first whistle at the Estadio Butarque as both sides continued their dreadful starts to the campaign.
One win each from eight games, before their meeting, underlined the issues for both teams, with Los Che boss Ruben Baraja under growing pressure.
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Leganes are without a win since August and they were happy to dig in throughout the game and make life difficult for their visitors.
Neither side created anything until the closing stages, with Valentin Rosier and Diego Lopez denied at either end, but in truth, neither deserved a win.
Leganes ended the game with an xG of 0.51, with Valencia on 0.61, and Baraja could face a tricky few days as the campaign pauses for the October international break after the weekend’s action.
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An away draw is not a bad result for Valencia at this stage. They started the season with 1 point in 5 matches. Now they’ve gotten 5 in their last 5. Not good, but this is a team trying to avoid relegation. Points are points.
Valencia offer a very limited attacking threat. Almost half their few goals have been deflected strikes. And Baraja has them playing a slow conservative don’t lose game plan, which isn’t working. Players who flourished when they arrived in the team to avoid relegation couple seasons back have regressed. If a defeat comes next I fear for his position. And yes, Lim vete ya. Maybe when we reach segunda status, which feels ever closer, he will.