14 Things Newcastle Fans Need To Know About Ian Cathro

6. As Nuno's Assistant He Also Guided Valencia To A Fourth-Placed La Liga Finish

Champions Barcelona and their bitter rivals Real Madrid may have been streets ahead of the rest of La Liga in 2014-15 but Valencia were able to keep pace with Atletico Madrid and Sevilla. League winners in 2013-14, Atletico finished just a point ahead of fourth-placed Valencia, who in turn were a solitary point ahead of Sevilla. A top-four finish on Valencia's budget was by no means guaranteed, yet Nuno and Cathro's side managed just that - scoring 70 goals and conceding just 32 in their 38 matches (they won 22, drew 11 and lost five).