Last season's visit to Balaídos a turning point

Last season's visit to Balaídos was a turning point in Valencia CF's season. It was one of the key moments of the campaign, in which the squad needed a victory and were able to take it in a show of grit and determination.
They came back from 1-0 down, with Ferran Torres scoring his first league goal for the club and Rodrigo finding late winner in a 1-2 triumph. It did plenty to boost belief, and drove the team towards league and Copa del Rey success in the second half of the season.
Up until that moment, which came at the LaLiga season's midway point, Valencia CF had 23 points from 3 wins, 11 draws and 4 defeats, and lay eleventh in the table. They were 10 points behind the Champions League spots.
After the win in Vigo, they would claim 38 points, winning 11 games, drawing 5 and losing 3 times.
The team meet Celta Vigo earlier in the season this time around, meaning they have a chance to put an early win on the board and continue picking up points, following their opening day draw against Real Sociedad. The game kicks off at 9pm CEST on Saturday, and talk in the runup to it has centred around the need to take a first three points of the campaign.
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