Thierry Rendall plays again 322 days later
The Valencia CF full-back, recovered from his anterior cruciate ligament tear, returned to competition against FC Barcelona at the Estadi Johan Cruyff
Valencia CF booked their ticket for the last 16 of the Copa del Rey, but the fixtures are coming thick and fast and Valencia CF are focused on their upcoming LaLiga game away to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabéu.
The game against Real Madrid
It's a very important game. We want to change our dynamic; we lost at home last weekend, and we want to win and give everything. It doesn't matter that they are Real Madrid, we are going to go there to try to take the victory.
Being important
The schedule is intense, but we are a big team and it's time to show that on the pitch.
Copa del Rey qualification
The goal today was to go through, and we placed a lot of importance on that. You could see that the team were fighting to the end, and put in a great effort. It's never easy.
We put in a great effort and everybody fought hard to the end. Some of us went off with cramps, but we kept going. When you see the result, it was worth it.
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