Valencia snap losing streak with miserly draw at Alaves

Alaves 0-0 Valencia

Alaves and Valencia returned to action after the international break with both sides hoping to shake off a mixed run of form. Los Che found themselves coming off two damaging defeats to Real Oviedo and Girona, while Alaves had just beaten this season’s revelation Elche to snap a three game winless run.

The first half saw both sides have early opportunities, but neither could convert. Valencia’s was perhaps the best of them, with a ball to the back post finding Arnaut Danjuma, but his ball back across could neither find the net, nor a teammate. After the opening 15 minutes, the game settled into more of a rhythm, with neither side finding comfortable possession in…