Valencia captain Jose Gaya was delighted with Monday night's victory over Cadiz.

Gaya scored in the 2-0 win.

He later said: "I saw the goalkeeper come out and I took the chance calmly, with the pause that we have to have when we are in front of goal -because we had all the advantage in the world. It was a very nice and special goal to help the team to victory.

"It hasn't been a long time (out), but these few weeks have been very good for me to disconnect a little and rest, because I had accumulated many minutes. We have worked hard and very well, and this has been seen. I lasted the entire game without problems.

"My first goal against Córdoba was with a strong strike and this one was more delicate. I also remember that I had a very similar goal with the national team and another against Atalanta that was ruled out. In the end, they are resources that we can use when we put ourselves out there. It helped the team to go ahead."

On the win, Gaya added: "For us, it was essential to achieve these three points after four games without a win. The team had suffered a slight downturn. Against Mallorca there were positive things, especially without the ball. We had to improve with the ball and we had been working this week in order to be more assertive and not miss so many passes.

"We started very well and the first goal and the support from the stands helped us, then with the sending off we were able to play more comfortably. In the end, it was a hard-fought victory."