Valencia and Athletic Bilbao play to scoreless draw
VALENCIA (Interstat) — Valencia hosted Athletic Bilbao and played to a scoreless draw Saturday at Estadio de Mestalla, leaving both sides without a breakthrough in a match marked by cautions and substitutions. Athletic Bilbao’s competition record is now 0-0-2, while Valencia is 1-4-4. Athletic Bilbao’s overall record stands at 1-0-2, and Valencia’s overall mark is 1-4-4. Raba was booked for Valencia in the 19th minute, and Athletic Bilbao’s Laporte and Gerenabarrena received yellow cards in the 38th and 42nd minutes. Ruiz de Galarreta was cautioned for Athletic Bilbao in the 57th minute. Valencia’s Pepelu and Tarrega were booked in the 87th and 90th minutes. Athletic Bilbao made five substitutions, including Gerenabarrena at halftime and Guruzeta in the 69th minute. Valencia also made five changes, with Duro and Raba entering in the 54th minute and Gaya and Rodriguez in the 86th. Neither team found a goal despite the late cautions and changes, and the match ended level.