Celta Vigo coach Rafa Benitez admits he's been impressed by Valencia's young players.

Celta meet Los Che in the Copa del Rey this week.

Benitez said of VCF's young players: “I expect a very difficult match, Valencia is in a good moment. They have energy and a good position on the table. I am convinced that they are going to come out with the strongest team possible.

"They will have the fans behind them and I am sure that the game will be intense.

“Sometimes necessity becomes a virtue. Since they do not invest much in the first team there, which is what the fans complain about, they have had to rely on the second team, which is in the 2nd RFEF. They have seven players up there who will have a value of 150 million (euros).

"They have had the success and the fortune. Sometimes you find batches that you get a lot of footballers from the academy. They have measured it well, they have assessed the type of player they wanted."