Spanish La Liga is included among the most competitive football leagues in the world. It is a championship full of top class players and clubs with rich European history. Having left a tremendous season behind, Valencia is prepared for a hard and demanding new season, as it returns to UEFA Champions League group stage after a two-year absence. The FX-Ray Project will try to deconstruct the performance of the “Bats”, over the past five years. By achieving that, it can be displayed explicitly what should the football fans expect from Marcelino’s squad and what are the obstacles it needs to surpass in the upcoming season.

The position of the goalkeeper becomes more and more demanding over the passage of the years. It is a common assumption that the contemporary goalkeepers have encountered too much criticism from the fans and the Press in comparison with those of 00's or 90's. That situation has taken place due to the expansion of their responsibilities, as a result of the unprecedented increase of football’s speed.