'We have to be our best so Messi creates as little danger as possible'

Garay is the only member of the Valencia squad that has been a Copa del Rey champion and now he will have the opportunity to re-live that success.

His side, Valencia will face off against Barcelona, and Messi, in the Copa del Rey final this Saturday.

That title that Garay won with Real Madrid at Mestalla, and more importantly, against Barcelona.

In statements provided by Valencia, Garay, after the physical problems that prevented him from playing last Saturday in Valladolid, where his team secured fourth place in LaLiga, said he was well and 100% available for the coach.

He stressed that it will be a "very nice game to play" and travels with the aim of getting the title that "the team, the fans and the club deserve."

Although Valencia and Barcelona have tied the two league matches this season (1-1 in Mestalla and 2-2 at the Camp Nou), Garay considers it a different game in which they will play with their weapons and aware that they can do damage to their rival.

"They will be on top of us all the time, but if we play at a very high level and we are concentrated throughout the game, sure we can win the Cup."

Garay assured that Lionel Messi is a very difficult player to mark because you never know where he will play, because he plays where he wants and because when he has the ball, he is very difficult to stop.

Nor has he forgotten that the fans have been waiting eleven years for a trophy and admitted that these are days are of "anxiety and nervousness," waiting for the referee's first whistle.