Valencia coach Ruben Baraja recognises they're underdogs facing derby rivals Villarreal tonight.

Los Che meet the top four hopefuls just outside the dropzone.

Baraja said, "Villarreal are a great team who are fighting for Champions League qualification. Our objective is also very important. We have to do things well and have a complete game, and we need to think that it is a different scenario and opponent. What happened in Cádiz is over and done with. I expect a very good atmosphere as it is a regional derby. I expect a great match because we are in better shape at Mestalla and I hope that a good atmosphere is created.

"The setting is different and so are the opponents. They are a good team, they play good football, they have good players, they are aggressive and they create chances and goals. At the same time as respecting the opponents, we have to focus on ourselves, we have to do things well and have a complete game in all facets, because they are going to demand a lot from us.

"When statements are made about attitude, it is seeking justification for the result. It is not that we did not have attitude, but the opposition also play and they put us in difficulty. They made us concede a goal that made it very difficult for us in the second half. We have details that are costing us dearly and it makes us go up against it later, which is something that we have to solve tomorrow.

"Villarreal would be close to the Champions League spot if they get the three points, and we are running the risk of continuing to climb a mountain. I don't think the game has a different background: Villarreal will want to play their game and we will want to play ours."