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Valencia coach Baraja happy leaving Mallorca with point

Valencia coach Ruben Baraja was happy to leave Real Mallorca with a point.

Baraja was pleased with his youngsters for the 1-1 draw.

He said, “The feeling is that the game was open after we made it 1-1. The start was difficult and Mallorca are a team that break you down a lot. We reacted well and in the second half, we just lacked a little clarity in those final metres, that last pass and some clear goal-scoring chances to win the game.

"We lacked clarity in our decision-making and the final ball. Logically, as the game progresses, the level of freshness is not the same. We searched for a goal and the team always stayed in the game. It can also be improved if a player had made a clearance when they made a mistake, but these are things that happen and you have to live with the mistake.

"The majority of these players are young kids who are in that process of improvement. We weren't forceful in that action and Mallorca took advantage of it. What I liked the most was Mosquera's response: He picked himself up and had a fairly complete game against players of the stature of Muriqi and Larin.

"The feeling we have is that the kids are working and that, in this process of improvement that we want them to have, we have to support them, defend them, demand of them, but also understand that they can make mistakes.

"What I liked the most was the response to the error. In summary, a draw is a fair result because Mallorca had their chances and the effort by both teams was incredible."

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