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October 23, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Stadyen Dynama — Minsk
Referee: C. Thomson
Attendance: 29180
October 23, 2012 7:45 PM BST
Stadyen Dynama — Minsk
Referee: C. Thomson
Attendance: 29180
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| BATE Borisov | 3.50 | 61.00 | 3.60 | 101.00 | 3.60 | 3.60 | 3.70 | 3.66 |
| Draw | 3.30 | 23.00 | 3.30 | 19.00 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.40 | 3.36 |
| Valencia | 2.10 | 1.01 | 2.10 | 1.02 | 2.15 | 2.10 | 2.11 | 2.07 |
BATE Borisov - Valencia Preview: Los Che set for tricky Belarus assignment
The Yellow Blues have captured the imagination with fine displays in the Champions League this year and another upset could be on the cards against the Liga outfit
By Craig Turnbull
Goal.com Arabia
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BATE BORISOV  Gorbunov Polyakov, Filipenko, Simic, Bordachev Olekhnovich, Likhtarov, Volodkov Pavlov, Hleb Rodionov |
VALENCIA
 Guaita Barragan, Rami, Ruiz, Cissokho Gago, T Costa Feghouli, Jonas, Guardado Soldado |
The Belarusian club have surprised many with their uninhibited style of play. Written off to begin with as mere cannon fodder, Viktor Goncharenko's side have emerged as the competition's surprise package.
In their opening two games they beat Lille 3-1 in France and followed that up by recording the same margin of victory against Bayern Munich at home, which would suggest Los Che may not have it all their own way in Borisov.
Mauricio Pellegrino's men sit in second spot and know a win here is important if they are to progress to the knockout stages.
Having lost to Bayern on matchday one, the Spaniards then beat les Dogues 2-0 at Mestalla and will be buoyed by a 3-2 Liga victory over Athletic Bilbao heading into this match.
Adil Rami is once again available for the visitors after being sent off against Bayern Munich, but the match may have come too soon for Ever Banega, who came on as a substitute on Saturday, but has been out since February with a broken leg. Long-term absentees Pablo Piatti and Sergio Canales remain on the sidelines.
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- BATE Borisov's victory against Lille on matchday one ended a miserable run in Europe for the club, who had failed to win any of their 12 previous group stage fixtures.
- Viktor Goncharenko's men have never beaten Spanish opposition in six attempts and face Valencia for the first time on Tuesday.
- The hosts' goalkeeper Andrei Gorbunov has kept 17 clean sheets in 31 games.
- Valencia have never faced Belarusian opposition.
- Ever Banega (right) made his first appearance since February in Saturday's victory over Athletic Bilbao.
- The Spaniards have one of the lowest tally of attempts on goal in this season's Champions League. Just five have been mustered, though three of those strikes found the back of the net.
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Andrei Gorbunov, Maksim Bordachev and Marko Simić have played all 720 minutes of BATE's Champions League campaign.
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Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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BATE 2-1 Valencia CF
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BATE 1-1 Valencia CF
- 11.69 %
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BATE 1-2 Valencia CF
- 11.41 %
| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Nov 7, 2012 | Valencia CF 4 - BATE 2 |
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| UEFA Champions League (UCL) | Oct 23, 2012 | BATE 0 - Valencia CF 3 |
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| Feb 21, 2013 | Fenerbahce 1 - BATE 0 | EL |
| Feb 14, 2013 | BATE 0 - Fenerbahce 0 | EL |
| Dec 5, 2012 | FC Bayern München 4 - BATE 1 | UCL |
| Nov 20, 2012 | BATE 0 - LOSC Lille Métropole 2 | UCL |
| Nov 7, 2012 | Valencia CF 4 - BATE 2 | UCL |
Valencia CF
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| May 18, 2013 | Getafe 0 - Valencia CF 1 | LIGA |
| May 12, 2013 | Rayo Vallecano 0 - Valencia CF 4 | LIGA |
| May 4, 2013 | Valencia CF 4 - Osasuna 0 | LIGA |
| Apr 28, 2013 | Real Sociedad 4 - Valencia CF 2 | LIGA |
| Apr 20, 2013 | Valencia CF 5 - Malaga 1 | LIGA |
| Returns: | BATE Borisov £1010.00 |
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| Returns: | Valencia £21.00 |
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| 35 | Andrey Gorbunov | Goalkeeper |
| 18 | Maksim Bordachov | Defender |
| 21 | Egor Filippenko | Defender |
| 33 | Marko Simic | Striker |
| 33 | Denis Polyakov | Defender |
| 2 | Dmitri Likhtarovich | Midfielder |
| 8 | Aleksandr Volodko | Midfielder |
| 15 | Aliaksandr Hleb | Midfielder |
| 17 | Alexander Pavlov | Midfielder |
| 23 | Edgar Olekhnovich | Midfielder |
| 20 | Vitali Rodionov | Striker |
| 30 | Aleksandr Gutor | Goalkeeper |
| 5 | Aleksandr Yurevich | Defender |
| 14 | Artem Radkov | Defender |
| - | Renan Bressan | Midfielder |
| 32 | Mikhail Sivakov | Midfielder |
| 77 | Philipp Rudik | Midfielder |
| 13 | Dmitri Mozolevski | Striker |
| 1 | Diego Alves | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | Aly Cissokho | Defender |
| 4 | Adil Rami | Defender |
| 47 | João Pereira | Defender |
| 20 | Ricardo Costa | Defender |
| 8 | Fernando Gago | Midfielder |
| 6 | Albelda | Midfielder |
| 8 | Sofiane Feghouli | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jose Andrés Guardado | Midfielder |
| 24 | Tino Costa | Midfielder |
| 9 | Roberto Soldado | Striker |
| 13 | Guaita | Goalkeeper |
| 12 | Barragán | Defender |
| 18 | Víctor Ruiz | Defender |
| 10 | Ever Banega | Midfielder |
| - | Jonathan Viera | Midfielder |
| 28 | Juan Bernat | Midfielder |
| 7 | Jonas | Striker |
| Aliaksandr Hleb | |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Squad Number: | 15 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Has managed to get his career back on track after a few unsettled seasons where he failed to live up to the expectation and hype he had generated at Arsenal. Still has the ability to unlock teams with defence-splitting passes, and whilst he may not always get on the score-sheet, he is capable of providing for others which the visitors will have to be aware of, if they are not to succumb to a second giant-killing in this year's Champions League for the Yellow Blues.
| Jonas | |
| Position: | Striker |
| Squad Number: | 7 |
| Games | Goals | YC | RC |
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| 8 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
The 28-year-old arrived in Spain a free agent following a prolific spell with Gremio in his homeland and immediately proved any doubters wrong, instantly adapting to the increased pace and physicality of European football. His all-round game was questioned prior to the switch but, operating just behind Roberto Soldado, the Brazilian has shown there’s much more to his game than just putting the ball in the back of the net.
While it would not be beyond the realms of possibility for the hosts to get a result here, the Spaniards will be too strong, and boosted by their weekend Liga comeback. It will be a tight encounter, though, Los Che will prevail with Jonas and Roberto Soldado getting amongst the goals.
Match News
Top Scorers
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Cristiano Ronaldo Striker Real Madrid |
12 | 0 |
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Robert Lewandowski Striker Dortmund |
10 | 1 |
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Thomas Müller Striker Bayern |
8 | 1 |
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Lionel Messi Striker Barcelona |
8 | 0 |
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Burak Yılmaz Striker Galatasaray |
8 | 0 |
