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Valencia coach Baraja: Athletic Bilbao a magnificent team

Valencia coach Ruben Baraja expects a huge test against Athletic Bilbao.

Los Che go into the game in good form this weekend.

Baraja said: “Everything worries me; not only us, but also Athletic Club because they are a magnificent team and they are going to make it difficult for us, definitely. They are maybe the most in-form team. We have to play the game how we have to, at the intensity that is needed and, logically, we will have to rotate because the players need to adjust and find the energy we need. I want to see the team's reaction to Wednesday's cup elimination."

“The dressing room has been sad about us not going through. We were not up to the standard of the game. I always talk about how every game and competition is different. In LaLiga the dynamic is positive and tomorrow we will try to have a good game. We have to be demanding and that is the message: Rectify and analyse things."

“You have to keep an eye on them and know their concerns. They are 18/19-year-old kids, they have to acquire routines… they are in the initial process. We have to be careful and give them affection when they need it. They are human and they can make mistakes.

“We focus on doing what we have to do well in each game. If you have the consequence of taking points and winning games, that is what matters to us. If we are competitive it will give us the possibility of having good games. Tomorrow after the game we will make another assessment."

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