Valencia CF goalkeeper, Jaume Domènech, has assessed the clash of the first round of the Copa del Rey 23-24 against UD Logroñés. The match will be played on November 1 or 2 at the Estadio Las Gaunas in Logroño.

Clash against UD Logroñés
"I remember we played there. Las Gaunas is a good stadium and they have a complicated team that will make things difficult for us. In the previous game against them, we won 0-1 and we already saw the difficulties to get through the round. We have to play with personality and they will also see this opportunity as the match of the season against a big and historic team like Valencia CF. They will be waiting for us with the desire to press us, they will have the support of their fans playing at home. When the time comes, we will prepare well to go with all the enthusiasm in the world".

Copa del Rey 23-24
"We are happy because the Copa del Rey is coming, it is a competition that Valencia CF has always loved and we face it with great enthusiasm. We know that when the time comes there will be difficulties in an important stage like Las Gaunas".

Las Gaunas Stadium
"We are happy because we are going to a very good stadium, of professional soccer and where we will have to go to be protagonists with the ball. It is true that when you play, in these first qualifying rounds, on an artificial turf pitch that you are not so used to, it is more difficult. But Las Gaunas, in 2020, already had a spectacular pitch and even so, it was a very close match in which we won 0-1".

Special competition for Valencia CF
"Whenever the start of the Copa comes, it's an important moment in the season also because you have more games, people who maybe have started the season with less minutes, also have more opportunities and it's always good to generate competition within the team. One word that defines the Cup very well for Valencia CF is 'special'. It is a special competition for us, and in recent years it has given us a lot of joy and excitement. The young lads who come talk to you and ask you about the 2019 Cup, also about the final two years ago... you see them with a lot of excitement, it's nice. The response of the fans in those playoffs is something very nice and we will go step by step. We're going to start now and see if we can hook the fans and go as far as possible." 

First knockout round
"We have to be humble and the only way to be humble is to prepare the match with the maximum demand, intensity and concentration, and compete there to the maximum because otherwise it is proven that any opponent can beat you or be superior. We have to avoid that right from the preparation of the match, doing it at 100%".

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"It is a very important match and we are preparing for it. We are missing some players, who are with their national team commitments, but we are already working the game to the fullest. We must be strong at Mestalla, we can't let points slip away and we need to get back to winning ways."

Supporters
"It is very important what they are doing in home games because they are a big plus. That's where we are making the difference and we have to keep doing it because if we get the three points on Monday we will be in a very good position to face an away match in Bilbao".