2021–22 Valencia CF season

Valencia CF
2021–22 season
OwnerPeter Lim
PresidentAnil Murthy
Head coachJosé Bordalás
StadiumMestalla
La Liga9th
Copa del ReyRunners-up
Top goalscorerLeague:
Gonçalo Guedes
Carlos Soler
(11 each)

All:
Gonçalo Guedes (13)
Highest home attendance37,472 vs Atlético Madrid
(7 November 2021)
Lowest home attendance9,868 vs Getafe
(13 August 2021)
Biggest winValencia 3–0 Alavés
Utrillas 0–3 Valencia
Osasuna 1–4 Valencia
Biggest defeatReal Betis 4–1 Valencia

The 2021–22 season was the 102nd season in the existence of Valencia CF and its 87th consecutive season in La Liga, the top flight of Spanish football. In addition to the domestic league, Valencia participated in this season's edition of the Copa del Rey, finishing as runners-up.

Players

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La Liga squad information

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from / Last club
Goalkeepers
1 GK Spain Jaume Doménech (1990-11-05) 5 November 1990 (age 34) 2015 2022 Spain Valencia Mestalla
13 GK Netherlands Jasper Cillessen (1989-04-22) 22 April 1989 (age 35) 2019 2023 Spain Barcelona
Defenders
2 DF Portugal Thierry Correia (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25) 2019 2024 Portugal Sporting CP
3 DF Spain Toni Lato (1997-10-21) 21 October 1997 (age 27) 2017 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
5 DF Brazil Gabriel Paulista (1990-12-26) 26 December 1990 (age 33) 2017 2024 England Arsenal
6 DF Spain Hugo Guillamón (2000-01-31) 31 January 2000 (age 24) 2018 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
12 DF France Mouctar Diakhaby (1996-12-19) 19 December 1996 (age 27) 2018 2023 France Lyon
14 DF Spain José Gayà (Captain) (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) 2012 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
15 DF Paraguay Omar Alderete (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) 2021 2024 Germany Hertha BSC
20 DF Guadeloupe Dimitri Foulquier (1993-03-23) 23 March 1993 (age 31) 2021 2025 Spain Granada
24 DF Switzerland Eray Cömert (1998-02-04) 4 February 1998 (age 26) 2022 2025 Switzerland Basel
Midfielders
4 MF United States Yunus Musah (2002-11-29) 29 November 2002 (age 21) 2019 2026 Spain Valencia Mestalla
8 MF Serbia Uroš Račić (1998-03-17) 17 March 1998 (age 26) 2018 2024 Serbia Red Star Belgrade
10 MF Spain Carlos Soler (1997-01-02) 2 January 1997 (age 27) 2016 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
17 MF Russia Denis Cheryshev (1990-11-26) 26 November 1990 (age 33) 2018 2023 Spain Villarreal
21 MF Spain Bryan Gil (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) 2022 2022 England Tottenham Hotspur
23 MF Mali Ilaix Moriba (2003-01-19) 19 January 2003 (age 21) 2022 2022 Germany RB Leipzig
Forwards
7 FW Portugal Gonçalo Guedes (1996-11-29) 29 November 1996 (age 27) 2017 2023 France Paris Saint-Germain
9 FW Uruguay Maxi Gómez (1996-08-14) 14 August 1996 (age 28) 2019 2024 Spain Celta Vigo
11 FW AngolaPortugal Hélder Costa (1994-01-12) 12 January 1994 (age 30) 2021 2022 England Leeds United
19 FW Spain Hugo Duro (1999-11-10) 10 November 1999 (age 25) 2021 2022 Spain Getafe
22 FW Brazil Marcos André (1996-10-20) 20 October 1996 (age 28) 2021 2026 Spain Valladolid
Players who left the club during season
11 FW Spain Rubén Sobrino (1992-06-01) 1 June 1992 (age 32) 2017 2022 Spain Cádiz
16 MF Spain Álex Blanco (1998-12-16) 16 December 1998 (age 25) 2018 2022 Spain Valencia Mestalla
18 MF Denmark Daniel Wass (1989-05-31) 31 May 1989 (age 35) 2018 2022 Spain Celta Vigo
20 MF South Korea Lee Kang-in (2001-02-19) 19 February 2001 (age 23) 2018 2022 Spain Valencia Mestalla
23 MF Spain Jason (1994-06-07) 7 June 1994 (age 30) 2019 2022 Spain Levante
24 DF Italy Cristiano Piccini (1992-06-29) 29 June 1992 (age 32) 2018 2022 Italy Atalanta
Players who were loaned out during season
21 FW Spain Manu Vallejo (1997-02-14) 14 February 1997 (age 27) 2019 2024 Spain Cádiz
25 GK Spain Cristian Rivero (1998-03-21) 21 March 1998 (age 26) 2019 2024 Spain Valencia Mestalla
DF Spain Jorge Sáenz (1996-11-07) 7 November 1996 (age 28) 2024 Spain Celta de Vigo

Reserve squad information

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No. Pos. Nat. Player Date of birth (age) Signed in Contract ends Signed from / Last club
Goalkeepers
28 GK Georgia (country) Giorgi Mamardashvili (2000-09-29) 29 September 2000 (age 24) 2021 2024 Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi
GK Spain Juanjo Garrancho (1997-06-22) 22 June 1997 (age 27) 2021 2022 Spain Cádiz
GK Spain Charlie Pérez (2002-06-07) 7 June 2002 (age 22) 2021 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
Defenders
32 DF Spain Jesús Vázquez Alcalde (2003-01-02) 2 January 2003 (age 21) 2021 2025 Spain Valencia Mestalla
34 DF Spain Joseda Menargues (2002-05-01) 1 May 2002 (age 22) 2020 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
37 DF Spain Cristhian Mosquera (2004-06-27) 27 June 2004 (age 20) 2021 2025 Spain Valencia Mestalla
39 DF Spain Rubén Iranzo (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 2021 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
DF Spain David Ruiz Montero (2003-04-17) 17 April 2003 (age 21) 2021 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
DF Spain Iván Muñoz (2002-02-27) 27 February 2002 (age 22) 2021 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
DF Spain Rubén Iranzo (2003-03-14) 14 March 2003 (age 21) 2021 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
DF Spain Miquel Bosch (2001-06-09) 9 June 2001 (age 23) 2021 2022 Spain Alzira
DF Spain Marc Ferris (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27) 2016 2022 Spain Huracán U19
DF Spain César Tárrega (2002-02-26) 26 February 2002 (age 22) 2021 2023 Spain Atlético Levante
DF Uruguay Facundo González (2003-07-06) 6 July 2003 (age 21) 2020 2023 Spain Espanyol Cantera
Midfielders
27 MF France Koba Koindredi (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23) 2021 2025 France Lens Reserve
30 MF Spain Javi Guerra (2003-05-13) 13 May 2003 (age 21) 2021 2022 Spain Valencia Mestalla
31 MF Spain Hugo González (2003-02-07) 7 February 2003 (age 21) 2021 2024 Spain Valencia Mestalla
36 MF Peru Alessandro Burlamaqui (2002-02-18) 18 February 2002 (age 22) 2021 2024 Spain Espanyol Cantera
40 MF Ivory Coast Lassina Sangaré (2001-11-20) 20 November 2001 (age 22) 2021 2023 Ivory Coast Williamsville Athletic Club
MF Spain Adrián Gómez (2001-10-27) 27 October 2001 (age 23) 2019 2022 Poland Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
MF Spain Fran Pérez Martínez (2003-09-09) 9 September 2003 (age 21) 2020 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
MF Spain Hugo González Sotos (2003-02-27) 27 February 2003 (age 21) 2020 2022 Spain Valencia Mestalla
MF Spain Pedro Alemañ (2002-03-21) 21 March 2002 (age 22) 2020 2022 Spain Valencia Mestalla
Forwards
33 FW Spain Diego López (2002-05-13) 13 May 2002 (age 22) 2021 2024 Spain Barcelona U19
35 FW Spain Alberto Marí (2001-07-11) 11 July 2001 (age 23) 2021 2024 Spain Vitoria
38 FW Spain Pablo Gozálbez (2001-04-30) 30 April 2001 (age 23) 2019 2023 Spain Valencia Mestalla
FW France Noha Ndombasi (2001-04-28) 28 April 2001 (age 23) 2020 2022 France Bordeaux U19
FW Ghana Bashiru Mohammed (2002-01-01) 1 January 2002 (age 22) 2021 2023 Spain Talavera U19
Players who left the club during season
Players who were loaned out during season
26 MF Spain Vicente Esquerdo (1999-01-02) 2 January 1999 (age 25) 2018 2024 Spain Ciudad de Benidorm Youth
29 DF Argentina Kevin Sibille (1998-09-15) 15 September 1998 (age 26) 2021 2022 Argentina River Plate Reserve

Transfers

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In

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No. Pos. Player Transferred from Fee Date Source
DF Spain Jorge Sáenz Spain Celta Vigo Loan return 1 July 2021
32 DF Spain Javier Jiménez Spain Albacete Loan return 1 July 2021 [1]
DF Spain Adrià Guerrero Switzerland Lugano Loan return 1 July 2021 [2]
21 DF Italy Cristiano Piccini Italy Atalanta Loan return 1 July 2021 [3]
11 FW Spain Rubén Sobrino Spain Cádiz Loan return 1 July 2021 [4]
28 GK Georgia (country) Giorgi Mamardashvili Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi Loan with €1m buy option 1 July 2021 [5][6]
FW Spain Diego López Spain Barcelona U19 Free 1 July 2021 [7]
FW Spain Alberto Marí Spain Vitoria Free 2 July 2021 [8]
15 DF Paraguay Omar Alderete Germany Hertha BSC Loan with €7.5m buy option 13 July 2021 [9]
22 FW Brazil Marcos André Spain Valladolid €8m 25 August 2021 [10]
11 FW AngolaPortugal Hélder Costa England Leeds United Loan 31 August 2021 [11]
19 FW Spain Hugo Duro Spain Getafe Loan with €4m buy option 31 August 2021 [12]
20 DF Guadeloupe Dimitri Foulquier Spain Granada €2.8m 31 August 2021 [13]
FW Japan Wadi Ibrahim Suzuki Japan Tokushima Vortis 2 years loan 31 August 2021 [14]
GK Spain Juanjo Garrancho Spain Cádiz B Free 31 August 2021 [15]
28 GK Georgia (country) Giorgi Mamardashvili Georgia (country) Dinamo Tbilisi €1m 1 January 2022 [16]
24 DF Switzerland Eray Cömert Switzerland Basel €0.8m 25 January 2022 [17]
23 MF Guinea Ilaix Moriba Germany RB Leipzig Season loan 28 January 2022 [18]
21 MF Spain Bryan Gil England Tottenham Hotspur Season loan 31 January 2022 [19]
Total €16,600,000

Note 1: Javier Jiménez moved back to Albacete after his loan ended on a permanent deal.

Note 2: Adrià Guerrero joined Zürich after returning to the club on a permanent deal.

Out

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No. Pos. Player Transferred to Fee Date Source
FW Spain Fran Navarro Portugal Gil Vicente Free 26 June 2021 [20]
6 DF Portugal Ferro Portugal Benfica Loan return 1 July 2021
10 MF Uruguay Christian Oliva Italy Cagliari Loan return 1 July 2021
11 FW Italy Patrick Cutrone England Wolverhampton Wanderers Loan return 1 July 2021
4 DF France Eliaquim Mangala France Saint-Étienne Free 1 July 2021 [21]
9 FW France Kevin Gameiro France Strasbourg Free 1 July 2021 [22]
32 DF Spain Javier Jiménez Spain Albacete Undisclosed 1 July 2021 [23]
GK Spain Emilio Bernard Spain Sabadell Free 1 July 2021
DF Spain Adrià Guerrero Switzerland Zürich Undisclosed 1 July 2021 [24]
MF Spain Carlos Pérez Spain Villarreal CF B Free 1 July 2021
29 DF Argentina Kevin Sibille Spain Castellón Season loan 24 July 2021 [25]
DF Spain Jorge Sáenz Portugal Marítimo Season loan 28 July 2021 [26]
31 DF Spain Guillem Molina Spain Sabadell Free 11 August 2021 [27]
20 MF South Korea Lee Kang-in Spain Mallorca Free 29 August 2021 [28][29]
11 FW Spain Rubén Sobrino Spain Cádiz Undisclosed 30 August 2021 [30]
26 MF Spain Vicente Esquerdo Spain Castellón Season loan 30 August 2021 [31]
23 MF Spain Jason Spain Alavés Undisclosed 3 January 2022 [32]
24 DF Italy Cristiano Piccini Serbia Red Star Belgrade Undisclosed 15 January 2022 [33]
16 MF Spain Álex Blanco Italy Como Undisclosed 18 January 2022 [34]
18 MF Denmark Daniel Wass Spain Atlético Madrid €2.8m 27 January 2022 [35]
25 GK Spain Cristian Rivero Spain Alcorcón Season loan 30 January 2022 [36]
DF Spain Jorge Sáenz Spain Mirandés Season loan 30 January 2022 [37]
21 MF Spain Manu Vallejo Spain Alavés Season loan 31 January 2022
Total €2,800,000

Note 1: Jorget Saenz's loan at Portuguese club Marítimo was cancelled mid-season before he moved to Mirandés.

Extension

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Position Player Source
GK Spain Cristian Rivero 3-year contract signed in 2021[38]
DF Spain Jesús Vázquez Alcalde 4-year contract signed in 2021[39]
MF FranceNew Caledonia Koba Koindredi 4-year contract signed in 2021[40]

Pre-season and friendlies

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  Win   Draw   Loss   Fixtures

16 July 2021 Friendly Valencia Spain 3–2 Spain Villarreal Paterna, Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Oliva Nova Beach & Golf Resort
Attendance: 0
Referee: Juan Manuel Gordillo Escamilla
21 July 2021 Friendly Valencia Spain 3–0 Greece Atromitos Paterna, Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Andrés Fuentes Molina
24 July 2021 Friendly Valencia Spain 3–2 Spain Cartagena Paterna, Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Iván Muñoz Pérez
28 July 2021 Friendly Valencia Spain 0–2 Spain Zaragoza Paterna, Valencia
18:45 CEST (UTC+2) Report
Stadium: Pinatar Arena
Attendance: 0
Referee: Pedro Campoy Candela
30 July 2021 Friendly Valencia Spain 1–0 Spain Levante Paterna, Valencia
19:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ciudad Deportiva de Paterna
Attendance: 0
Referee: Saúl Ais Reig
4 August 2021 Orange Trophy Valencia Spain 0–0
(5–3 p)
Italy Milan Valencia
20:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Mario Melero López
Penalties
7 August 2021 Friendly Brentford England 2–1 Spain Valencia Brentford, London
17:30 BST (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Brentford Community Stadium
Referee: Robert Jones

Competitions

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Overall record

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Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
La Liga 13 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 9th 38 11 15 12 48 53 −5 028.95
Copa del Rey 2 December 2021 23 April 2022 First round Runners-up 8 6 2 0 14 5 +9 075.00
Total 46 17 17 12 62 58 +4 036.96

Source: Soccerway

La Liga

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League table

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification or relegation
7 Villarreal 38 16 11 11 63 37 +26 59 Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round[a]
8 Athletic Bilbao 38 14 13 11 43 36 +7 55
9 Valencia 38 11 15 12 48 53 −5 48
10 Osasuna 38 12 11 15 37 51 −14 47
11 Celta Vigo 38 12 10 16 43 43 0 46
Source: LaLiga Santander
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Fair-play points (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[42]
Notes:
  1. ^ Since the winners of the 2021–22 Copa del Rey, Real Betis, qualified for European competition based on league position, the Europa League berth awarded to the Copa del Rey winners was passed to the sixth-placed team, and the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the sixth-placed team was passed to the seventh-placed team.

Results summary

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Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
38 11 15 12 48 53  −5 48 6 8 5 26 24  +2 5 7 7 22 29  −7

Source: La Liga

Results by round

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Round1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738
GroundHAHAHAHAAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHAH
ResultWDWWLLDDLDLWDDDWWWLLDLDLLWWDWDDLLDDLDW
Position66343588101011101010118779109101112129999991010101010119
Source: La Liga
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

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The league fixtures were announced on 30 June 2021.[43][44]

13 August 2021 1 Valencia 1–0 Getafe Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 9,868
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
21 August 2021 2 Granada 1–1 Valencia Granada
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Nuevo Los Cármenes
Attendance: 6,267
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
27 August 2021 3 Valencia 3–0 Alavés Valencia
22:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 10,627
Referee: Miguel Ángel Ortiz Arias
12 September 2021 4 Osasuna 1–4 Valencia Pamplona
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: El Sadar
Attendance: 13,940
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
19 September 2021 5 Valencia 1–2 Real Madrid Valencia
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,689
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
22 September 2021 6 Sevilla 3–1 Valencia Seville
19:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán
Attendance: 23,654
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
25 September 2021 7 Valencia 1–1 Athletic Bilbao Valencia
16:15 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 13,680
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
2 October 2021 8 Cádiz 0–0 Valencia Cádiz
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Ramón de Carranza
Attendance: 14,794
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
17 October 2021 9 Barcelona 3–1 Valencia Barcelona
21:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Camp Nou
Attendance: 47,317
Referee: Jesús Gil Manzano
23 October 2021 10 Valencia 2–2 Mallorca Valencia
14:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 29,139
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
27 October 2021 11 Real Betis 4–1 Valencia Seville
20:00 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Benito Villamarín
Attendance: 43,123
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
30 October 2021 12 Valencia 2–0 Villarreal Valencia
18:30 CEST (UTC+2)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,487
Referee: José Luis Munuera Montero
7 November 2021 13 Valencia 3–3 Atlético Madrid Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 37,472
Referee: César Soto Grado
21 November 2021 14 Real Sociedad 0–0 Valencia San Sebastián
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Anoeta
Attendance: 28,635
Referee: Mario Melero López
27 November 2021 15 Valencia 1–1 Rayo Vallecano Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 30,030
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
5 December 2021 16 Celta Vigo 1–2 Valencia Vigo
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Balaídos
Attendance: 11,361
Referee: Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea
11 December 2021 17 Valencia 2–1 Elche Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,662
Referee: Santiago Jaime Latre
20 December 2021 18 Levante 3–4 Valencia Valencia
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Ciutat de València
Attendance: 18,851
Referee: Pablo González Fuertes
31 December 2021 19 Valencia 1–2 Espanyol Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 29,566
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
8 January 2022 20 Real Madrid 4–1 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Santiago Bernabéu
Attendance: 40,617
Referee: Alejandro Hernández Hernández
19 January 2022 21 Valencia 1–1 Sevilla Valencia
21:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 26,049
Referee: César Soto Grado
22 January 2022 22 Atlético Madrid 3–2 Valencia Madrid
21:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Wanda Metropolitano
Attendance: 44,999
Referee: Isidro Díaz de Mera Escuderos
6 February 2022 23 Valencia 0–0 Real Sociedad Valencia
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,351
Referee: José María Sánchez Martínez
13 February 2022 24 Alavés 2–1 Valencia Vitoria-Gasteiz
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mendizorrotza
Attendance: 12,845
Referee: Adrián Cordero Vega
20 February 2022 25 Valencia 1–4 Barcelona Valencia
16:15 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 38,315
Referee: Carlos del Cerro Grande
26 February 2022 26 Mallorca 0–1 Valencia Palma
14:00 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Visit Mallorca Stadium
Attendance: 14,417
Referee: Jorge Figueroa Vázquez
5 March 2022 27 Valencia 3–1 Granada Valencia
18:30 CET (UTC+1)
Report
Stadium: Mestalla
Attendance: 31,227
Referee: Valentín Pizarro Gómez
12 March 2022 28 Getafe 0–0 Valencia Getafe
21:00 CET (UTC+1)