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Delap insists Stoke capable of pulling off Valencia upset

Stoke City veteran Rory Delap insists they're capable of upsetting Valencia in their Europa League tie tonight.

Delap took encouragement from Stoke's performance at the Britannia Stadium last week, where they were beaten only by Mehmet Topal's 30-yard screamer, and backed the players who have travelled to deliver.

The midfielder said: "We obviously knew Valencia were a top side but it took a wonder goal to beat us and I think, with a little tweak here and there, and if a few of us perform a little bit better, than we can give Valencia a game.

"We're not coming here to roll over and go out of the competition. People are saying about the team we've brought over but there's not one of us who is going to turn up here and think the tie is over.

"There's a lot of fans coming from England and we'd let ourselves, the club and everyone associated with Stoke down if any one of us thought that."

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