Valencia coach Ruben Baraja says he's been pleased with their progress this season.

Despite defeat at Barcelona on Monday, Baraja admits he's happy with the team's campaign.

He said: “I value it positively because the evolution has been very positive.

"Fortunately, we have reached our objective ahead of time, we are in a good situation coming into the last 5 games, the team exude energy, enthusiasm and compete in almost all situations, even with difficulties.

"We have our fans, who we are convinced will come and encourage us in the next game, they believe in our players and the scenario has changed a lot compared to last season. We have to enjoy the situation and do our best to make our fans proud of the season."