Exclusive: No Guarantee Of Valencia Beating Barcelona Even If David Villa Had Played - Pablo Hernandez

Los Che’s winger told Goal.com that he is satisfied with his team’s draw against mighty Barca…

Valencia became the first team in La Liga this season to not only deny Barcelona a victory but also keep a clean sheet against the rampant Catalans.

Los Che created their fair share of chances to win the contest but Pablo Hernandez believes that the team should be happy to have earned a point against last season’s treble champions.

Speaking exclusively to Goal.com after the game, the 24-year-old praised his team’s efforts after putting an end to Barca’s perfect start to the league campaign.

“I think we can be happy because a draw against Barcelona is not easy, let alone keeping a clean sheet,” he beamed.

“This is a game that normally produces a lot of goals, but (the scoreless draw) only means that both defences have done well. We did great in defence because they only had a couple of chances.

“We fought hard, we pressed them, and we created many chances even though we failed to finish them. In short, I believe we should be happy,” he added.

Pablito had a golden scoring opportunity in the first minute of the game but saw his one-on-one effort smothered by goalkeeper, Victor Valdes. And he explained how he fluffed the opening, as well as his collision with Juan Mata when they ball fell to them right infront of goal later on in the contest.

“I was surprised myself to have a clear chance so early. The truth is that I did not take the chance well. I managed to beat the defender to the centre but he recovered well,” he admitted.

“As for the misunderstanding with Mata, these things happen. I thought that he saw me coming and was going to leave the ball, but he didn’t and we ended up hindering each other.”

Finally, when asked if the presence of the injured David Villa would have changed the outcome, Pablo replied, “David’s absence was significant, but nevertheless we had opportunities to win the game and we showed that.

“It is not possible to say whether or not we would have won with David, but what I believe is that it is necessary to focus on the game that the team had played and go away satisfied.”