Valencia players have apologised to fans for their 6-3 humiliation by Real Madrid.
Valencia duo Roberto Soldado and Juan Mata apologised to supporters following their side's defeat at the Mestalla.
"We want to say sorry to them for the first 45 minutes, we were ashamed on the pitch, but in the end they are three points and we need to continue fighting for our objective (third place) because we depend on ourselves," Soldado told superdeporte.es.
"I think we lacked unity on the pitch, we had spoken of intensity and of unity and we didn't achieve either of those things. They've got in behind us almost every time and that's where the goal came from. We spoke about it and we weren't able to counteract it.
"The first half was very tough, that's the image that we don't want to give of ourselves."
Valencia captain Mata, who like Soldado was on Madrid's books as a youngster, added in AS: "Although it's (only) three points and we are still on track with our objective, it was a very bad day for everyone because the fans did not deserve that and it was a day we need to apologise for, because to be 4-0 behind at half-time you have to have done very badly."
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