Ryan starts again as Valencia held by Las Palmas
Australia goal-keeper Mathew Ryan was again preferred to Spanish rival Jaume as Valencia salvaged a 1-1 drae with Las Palmas in the Copa del Rey.
Valencia had to settle for a 1-1 draw with Las Palmas in the first leg of its Copa del Rey quarter-final tie at the Mestalla.
Gary Neville's side was dealt a major blow after 38 minutes when Wilfried Zahibo beat his own goalkeeper to gift the visitor the lead.
Nevertheless, Paco Alcacer - who captained Valencia after Dani Parejo was stripped of the armband - levelled the scoring after the break to keep his side's chances alive.
The return is scheduled to take place at the Estadio Gran Canaria on 27 January.
Elsewhere, Sevilla did enough to record a 2-0 win over minnow Mirandes at the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.
Steven N'Zonzi opened the scoring after 20 minutes following some good work from Daniel Carrico.
The host pushed hard for a second goal in the remainder of the game and eventually got what it wanted well into stoppage time, Vitolo finding the net after an assist from Michael Krohn-Dehli.
The return at the Estadio Municipal de Anduva takes place on Thursday (AEDT).
