Valencia will compete in the Europa League under new coach Miroslav Djukic after finishing fifth in the Spanish league last season.

Chelsea has signed Spanish defender Cesar Azpilicueta from Marseille.

Chelsea's Oriol Romeu insisted on Monday he was impressed by Spanish teammate Fernando Torres despite the striker scoring just five goals in almost a year since his record-breaking move from Liverpool.

Chelsea on Thursday signed midfielder Oriol Romeu on a four-year contract from Barcelona for an undisclosed fee, the Premier League club announced.