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Stoke City exodus to Valencia in 29 brilliant photos ahead of re-match Stoke City have organised a reunion with Valencia for their final friendly of pre-season Memories will have stirred for thousands of Stoke City supporters as the club prepares for a pre-season friendly against Valencia. Stoke will welcome the Spanish side to the bet365 Stadium this afternoon (6.30pm) as Mark Robins finalises his preparations for the new Championship season. Claudio Ranieri brought Valencia to Stoke for a friendly back in July 2004, when Carl Asaba scored the only goal in a 1-0 home win. Valencia had won the Uefa Cup two months previously and featured eight of the players from that night in front of a crowd of nearly 10,000 at the then Britannia Stadium. But most minds will go back to early 2012 and a Europa League last 32 clash between the two clubs. Tony Pulis was Stoke manager again while Unai Emery was in charge of Valencia, who won both legs 1-0. Stoke took thousands of fans to Spain for the second leg that late February and we have pulled photographs from the archives from the trip. Stoke vs Valencia friendly: July, 2004 Stoke: De Goey, Halls, Hall, Hill, Thomas, Clarke, Russell, Brammer, Noel-Williams, Akinbiyi, Neal. Substitutes: Asaba (for Noel-Williams, 28), Simonsen (for de Goey, 46), Henry (for Hall, 58), Greenacre (for Neal, 62), Hunt (for Hill, 74), Dickinson (for Clarke, 79), Johnson (for Akinbiyi, 84). Valencia: Butelle, Torres, Moretti, Navarro, Pellegrino, Sissoko, Rufete, De Los Santos, Mista, Angulo, Xisco. Substitutes: Carboni (for Navarro, 24), Salva (for Mista, 46), Garrido (for Moretti, 46), Parri (for Sissko, 46), Jorge Lopez (for Angulo, 46), Redondo (for Rufete, 58), P Lopez (for Xisco, 74). Stoke vs Valencia, Europa League first leg: February 2012 Stoke: Begovic, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Huth, Wilson, Pennant, Palacios, Delap, Etherington, Walters, Crouch. Substitutions Whitehead (for Palacios, 53), Shotton (for Wilson, 69), Jerome (for Crouch, 69) Valencia: Guaita, Bruno, Rami, Dealbert, Mathieu, Feghouli, Topal, Costa, Piatti, Jonas, Aduriz. Substitutes: Soldado (for Aduriz, 77), Miguel (for Bruno, 81), Bernat (for Piatti, 88) Valencia vs Stoke, Europa League second leg: February 2012 Valencia: Guaita, Saltor, Rami, Dealbert, Alba, Topal, Parejo, Hernandez, Jonas, Piatti, Aduriz. Substitutes: Feghouli (for Piatti, 62), Soldado (for Jonas, 64) Stoke: Sorensen, Diao, Woodgate, Huth, Collins, Palacios, Delap, Arismendi, Jerome, Fuller, Jones. Substitutes: Shotton (for Arismendi, 65), Pennant (for Palacios, 65) - Stoke fans queued up to buy tickets for the Europa League clash with Valencia. (Image: Sentinel)1 of 28 - Stoke City fans in Valencia for the Europa League match. (Image: Clare Jennings)2 of 28 - Stoke fans in the stadium. (Image: Clare Jennings)3 of 28 - Fans show their support from the top of the Cathedral. (Image: Clare Jennings)4 of 28 - Stoke fans outside the Mestalla. (Image: Clare Jennings)5 of 28 - Stoke fans at the Mestalla. (Image: Clare Jennings)6 of 28 - Chris Shenton, from Meir, in Cathedral Square, Valencia. (Image: Clare Jennings)7 of 28 - Stoke fans at the Mestalla. (Image: Clare Jennings)8 of 28