Shea Baird, Kate. “Let’s win back Barcelona”. This announcement coincided with an upturn in form, and the club won six of its next eight games to surge back into the critical fourth place Champions’ League spot. By 2pm you’ll be back in Barcelona! In the narrow streets of La Barceloneta or at the waterfront, you’ll also find many restaurants. About halfway through the walk, you’ll see La Sagrada Familia Church. See the Nightjet page for a guide to accommodation, travel tips & photos. A simple guide to the different trains, routes and facilities, so you can identify which service is right for you. Five days later, one day after a devastating 5-1 league defeat in Bilbao, Valencia fired Ronald Koeman and replaced him with Voro, who would guide Valencia as Caretaker Manager for the rest of the season. After a run where Valencia took only five points from ten games in La Liga, an announcement was made that the club had secured a loan that would cover the players’ expenses until the end of the year. But there was still no improvement; in fact, Valencia even went on to drop to the 15th position in the league, just two points above the relegation zone.

Huge effort to take home the 3 points to Madrid. However, Los Che were then defeated by 4th place rivals Atlético Madrid and Villarreal in two of the last three games of the campaign, and finished sixth in the table, which meant they failed to qualify for a second successive year for the Champions League. Barcelona is slowly finding its way again, alquiler equipo dj barcelona but Real Madrid still has more quality. Following those years of mismanagement, the playing squad was cut significantly in terms of quality and Lim’s ownership has faced strong criticism in Valencia. On 9 July, Barcelona and Grêmio finalized the transfer of Arthur following the agreement the two clubs reached in March for a transfer fee of €31 million plus €9 million in variables. For the following season, former Villarreal coach Marcelino was named the new manager on 12 May. Former Italy national team head coach Cesare Prandelli was hired as his replacement on 28 September. On 29 November, Nuno resigned as manager and former Manchester United defender Gary Neville was hired as his replacement on 2 December. Later, Salvo revealed in an interview that hiring Nuno was one of the conditions Lim had insisted on when buying the club.

This raised eyebrows in the media because of Nuno’s close relationship with the football agent Jorge Mendes, whose first-ever client was Nuno. Lim and Mendes are also close friends and business partners. The fans were also increasingly concerned about the growing influence of Jorge Mendes in the club’s activities. After rumors arose of Lim’s attempts at selling the club, Murthy assured the fans and local media that Valencia was a long-term project for both him and Lim, and they would not consider selling the club. He was a popular figure among the fans. However, he resigned after just three months on 30 December, claiming the club had made him false transfer promises. We had a fantastic tour led by Lisa and due to COVID it was just the three of us. For an adrenaline-filled beach day, take a jet ski tour where you can wiz up and down Barcelona’s coastal waters.

This add on tends to be fairly expensive by Barcelona standards, around €12 – €18, which is quite a lot considering you can get a coffee and pastry for €3 or €4 in most cafes. However there are a lot of festivals and open air events during this time. Open daily from 10am- 8pm, depending on the season. Under Pizzi, Valencia reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League, where they lost to eventual winners Sevilla on away goals and finished 8th in La Liga despite a disastrous start to the season. In his second season, they again finished 4th and also reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Europa League. In the first season of the new decade, Valencia returned to the UEFA Champions League for the first time since the 2007-08 season, as they finished comfortably in third in the 2009-10 La Liga season. On 14 February, Barcelona defeated Bayer Leverkusen at the BayArena with a 3-1 win in their Champions League first leg encounter to move closer to qualifying for the quarter-finals. Valencia defeated Monaco in the Champions League playoff round with a 4-3 aggregate victory. After a successful first season under Marcelino, the club secured 4th position and a return to the Champions League.