Where are they now? Gary Neville’s Valencia humiliated 7-0 by Barca

On February 3rd, 2016, ex-Manchester United defender and outspoken Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville brought a struggling Valencia side to the Nou Camp for the Copa Del Rey semi-final in his first managerial job.

Even the most experienced managers would dread facing a side containing Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Neymar and Andres Iniesta, so Neville can’t be blamed too harshly for losing, but shipping seven goals in the process was humiliating for all involved.

Remarkably, the seven Barcelona goals came from just two players, with Suarez scoring four and Messi scoring three, and the tie was over in the first leg before Valencia recovered to draw the second leg 1-1.

Neville lasted just four months in the role before being sacked in March 2016, and his stint was so bad that he has not taken another coaching job since.

Seven years on, we’ve taken a look at where the side he sent out to be slaughtered that day have ended up now, and there’s a surprising amount of quality within the team.

The Australian goalkeeper played just 21 games for Valencia before joining Brighton in 2017.

After over 120 appearances for the club, Ryan made a shock loan move to Arsenal in January 2021, and made one appearance before joining Real Sociedad on a free transfer.

In constant competition with Diego Alves and Jaume Domenech, Ryan was unlucky to lose his starting place when picking up a meniscus injury in September 2015, but was chosen over Domenech to play in the cup, and did not have his finest night between the sticks.

A right-back who made over 100 appearances for the club, Barragan had to spend an evening dealing with Neymar, and probably wished he stayed at home.

Barragan would go on to leave the club after five years that summer, joining Aitor