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Magical20 · 03-12-2006, 10:00 AM

Barca travel to a stadium full of positive vibes this evening. The last time the club visited the Ciudad de Valencia Stadium they came home with the league title.

The Ciudad de Valencia stadium brings back fond memories for FC Barcelona. In the 2004-05 season the club were crowned champions following a 1-1 draw against Levante. On the 36th weekend of the season, Barca were six points clear of Real Madrid and needed a point to secure the title.

Joy and tears

Eto'o's strike in the 60th minute brought the first trophy of the Frank Rijkaard era, ending a six year barren spell for the club. For Levante it wasn't such a great moment as they failed to avoid the drop that season, being relegated alongside Albacete and Numancia.

Wobbly form

Having returned to the top flight, Levante lie in 15th place with 13 points, five points clear of the drop zone. They have picked up three wins, four draws and five defeats, scoring 10 goals and conceding 17. At home the Valencian side have bagged seven of a possible 18 points.

The home team's form has been erratic this season. Having started poorly with two heavy defeats, 4-0 and 4-1 to Sevilla and Real Madrid respectively, Juan Ramón López Caro restored pride with wins over Recreativo and Deportivo. Since then they have drawn against Zaragoza and Villarreal and lost to fellow strugglers Mallorca and Betis.

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