The law of the ex is usually a reality in most cases. In addition, the peculiarity of this is that the goal of the ex-player usually comes in the closest match he has with his previous team. However, it has taken Ferran Torres 7 matches to score against Valencia. He did so in the thrashing that FC Barcelona gave Valencia almost two weeks ago in the 21st match of LaLiga (7-1). However, he has not yet sent a ball into the back of the net of one of the goals at Mestalla, despite having played there on four occasions.
The striker from Foios was trained in the Valencia youth academy and made his debut in the elite of football with the Turia team. However, after two seasons in the first team of the black and white team, he decided that it was time to take a step further in his career. In exchange for just over 30 million euros, he came to Manchester City at the express request of Pep Guardiola. He spent a year and a half as a 'sky blue' footballer, until Xavi Hernández noticed him. The Terrassa coach requested his signing from the Barça Board of Directors and it ended up becoming a reality in January 2022.
First goal at Mestalla in the Copa del Rey?
Since he arrived at FC Barcelona, Ferran has played 137 games with the Blaugrana shirt on his chest, in which he has scored 32 goals and 16 assists. Against Valencia he played 7 games, all in LaLiga. However, he applied the law of the ex in the most recent one. He was close to doing so in the 2022/2023 season, but he missed a penalty and the crossbar repelled a shot from him in the 1-0 victory at the Spotify Camp Nou. Thus, his record against his former team is 396 minutes and one goal.
This Thursday, Barça will visit Mestalla at 9:30 p.m. to play the twenty-third round of the Copa del Rey against the Valencian team. This is the quarter-final match, so the winner will be just one more match away from reaching the final in La Cartuja (Seville). Thus, Torres has a new opportunity to debut as a goalscorer in front of his former fans.