Valencia captain Jose Luis Gaya expects a battle against Real Madrid in their Supercopa de Espana semfinal.

Valencia meet Real Madrid in Saudi Arabia later today.

Gaya said, "This and LaLiga are different competitions. We face it with the greatest enthusiasm possible. We know it's a trophy and therefore we have to forget about our last two games in LaLiga and focus on how to hurt Real Madrid. We come here with the intention of hurting Real Madrid and reaching the final.

"I expect a match that, as always against Madrid, is very tough. We have to play our best football if we want to get to the final. We know their quality, with world-class players, and we have to be at our best level to be in the final. The last time we were here, we didn't like the fact that there were a lot of Real Madrid fans, but we accepted it and fought against it.

"We want tomorrow's game to be a turning point for what remains of the season. We are on a run of two consecutive defeats in LaLiga, which is painful, and we want to change this situation. In tomorrow's game we have to go all-out, with the intention of beating them. We will face the game with the highest possible motivation to play in a final that would be very special for us and would make the fans excited."