Gennaro Gattuso’s Valencia Overpower German Outfit Borussia Dortmund in Preseason Friendly in Austria

• Gonçalo Guedes scored twice and Marcos André grabbed the other goal as Valencia beat Borussia Dortmund
• Borussia Dortmund were eager to prove that they have the firepower to win games after Erling Haaland left
• Valencia picked up a comfortable victory over Borussia Dortmund under their new coach, Gennaro Gattuso

Borussia Dortmund and Valencia CF gave their respective fans a taste of what’s to come when they contested a pre-season friendly at the Cashpoint Arena in Austria.

The German side were eager to prove they are still a force to be reckoned with without Erling Haaland while the Spanish team were eager to impress their new coach, Gennaro Gattuso.

It was Dortmund who had the better chances in the first half, going closer on more occasions, but it was Valencia that took a lead into the break.

Marco Reus, Raphaël Guerreiro and Thorgan Hazard missed a series of chances just after the 20th minute, while Jude Bellingham had a header saved by Giorgi Mamardashvili in the Valencia goal.

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With time ticking closer to halftime, Valencia broke the deadlock with a little bit of luck. Samu Castillejo worked his magic on the right edge of the box and fed a ball into the path of an onrushing Gonçalo Guedes. Guedes took a shot that deflected off a Dortmund defender and easily beat Gregor Kobel in goal.

At the break, the German side had eight shots with five on target while Valencia had three shots with two on target.

Dortmund were level not long after the second half started. Jamie Bynoe-Gittens was brought down in the box by Thierry Correia and Reus stepped up to calmly put away the penalty.

Valencia restored their lead less than 10 minutes later. Carlos Soler capitalised on a mix-up at the back and quickly toe-poked the ball past Kobel and into the path of Marcos André who scored into an empty net.

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Guedes then made it three just minutes later when he smashed home a beautiful shot from the edge of the box.

Dortmund tried to put together good spells as the second half wore on, but the German side never really looked threatening. Valencia hung on for the win, giving Gattuso a lot to be happy with in the process.

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