MADRID: A reborn Valencia make the most daunting trip in European football at the moment to face Real Madrid on Sunday (Monday in Manila) enthused with a swagger and confidence lost over two disastrous seasons.

Still one of Spain’s biggest clubs based on budget and support, Valencia have finished 12th in the past two campaigns as Singaporean owner Peter Lim’s tenure has been littered with a series of sacked coaches and expensive mistakes in the transfer market.

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