Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane will likely look at the result and think that although Barca will probably score against his side, his men will also fashion chances of their own, with Karim Benzema in devastating form.
3. A word in favor of Celades
It's 16 games in all competitions since former Spain Under-21 coach Albert Celades was named as the surprise replacement for Marcelino Garcia Toral, who fell out with the Valencia owners over the club's transfer dealings.
Celades began with a heavy defeat away to Barcelona, but his team have lost just three times since then, and Saturday showed he has maintained the personality that Marcelino imposed on the side, with two consecutive wins leaving Valencia on the verge of a place in Europe, and youngster Ferran Torres especially impressive.
Tuesday sees Valencia travel to play Ajax in the Champions League for a game that will decide their European fate this season, but with the fighting spirit they have shown, nobody can write off a surprise in the Amsterdam Arena.
4. Joaquin shows class doesn't age
Joaquin Sanchez may be 38-years old and is likely to retire at the end of the current season, but the Real Betis winger rolled back the years with a fantastic display in his side's 3-2 win at home to Athletic Bilbao.
Joaquin's pace was too much for the visitors' defense and he became the oldest player to score a hat-trick in La Liga, netting three times in the first 20 minutes of their game in the Benito Villamarin stadium.
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