Glamour friendly for Leeds United as familiar foes set to return to Elland Road

Published 31st May 2024, 11:00 BST

Spanish giants Valencia will provide high-profile opponents in what could be Leeds United's final match of this summer's pre-season.

Ruben Baraja’s side are due at Elland Road for a Saturday 3pm kick-off on August 3. The new Championship season starts seven days later.

The sides famously met in the 2000-01 European Cup semi-finals, drawing 0-0 at Elland Road before Valencia triumphed 3-0 in Spain.

They also met two years running in the Inter Cities Fairs Cup, in 1966 and 1967.

This will not be their first pre-season game at Elland Road either, having drawn 2-2 in 2004.

Valencia just missed out on European qualification in the season just gone, finishing ninth in La Liga. Leeds missed out on Premier League football when they lost the Championship play-off final 1-0 to Southampton.

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