Ferran Torres Gives Wounds To Former Club, Prays Valencia Get Out Of Problem

JAKARTA - Ferran Torres became an important actor in Barcelona's victory over Valencia 5-0 in the Copa del Rey quarter-finals at Mestalla, Friday, February 7, 2025, early morning WIB.

The winger, who was plotted as the center forward in that match, scored three goals. The first two goals put Barcelona 2-0 up when the game had only been running for 17 minutes, before he contributed his last goal in the game in the 23rd minute.

It was a bitter hat trick for Torres as he did it against his former club, who is now knocked out of the Copa del Rey and is struggling to stay in La Liga.

His third goal in the 30th minute was a signal for some Valencia supporters to leave, while others remained to protest against club ownership.

"I wish them all the best, I hope they stay afloat because I'm still a fan."

"It's hard to see your favorite club suffer like this. They're having a difficult time."

"I hope the fans can forget all the non-sports (problems) and support the players because they need it to stay afloat," Torres told reporters after refusing to celebrate all his goals in the match.

Meanwhile, Carlos Corberan's team can now fully focus on La Liga. They are currently in second place from below and four points adrift of the safe zone with 16 games remaining.

"I apologize to the fans for giving them so little after receiving so much (support) from them."

"These fans don't deserve what happened today on the pitch. We are not at the required level at all."

"We need to turn the pain we feel into a reaction in the next game," Corberan told a news conference.

Apart from that, Valencia will host fellow fighting teams, Leganes, in a La Liga match at Mestalla on Sunday, February 9, 2025.

The match was a moment for Los Che to get full points and slowly crawl out of the relegation zone.